Between the User and the Used: Zadie Smith on Instrumentalism

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/04/06/instrumentalizing/

25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)

https://findsbydavidblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/25-modern-classics-thatll-actually-wreck-you-in-the-best-way/

Year of the Rat author wins Sunday Times prize for nail-biting year inside the far-right

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/year-rat-author-wins-sunday-36900603

#mardiconseil cette première rencontre avec Zadie Smith m'a ravie, j'ai adoré le personnage d'Eliza Touchet avec lequel l'autrice explose les codes du roman victorien. C'est savoureux.

#mastolivre #zadiesmith #folio #litteraturebritannique #chroniquelitteraire
https://www.motspourmots.fr/2026/03/l-imposture-zadie-smith.html

Smith is a master in describing atmospheres, vibes, settings, and reading this felt like I was walking (and seeing, smelling, enjoying, enduring, feeling) London.
It's a pity the characters often felt like stereotypes with not very interesting stories.

NW, Zadie Smith

7/10

#BritishLiterature #NWLondon #ZadieSmith #bookstodon

The Shutdown of Adelaide Writers’ Week Following the Removal of a Palestinian Author

Why was the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ Week canceled? Over 180 authors quit after the board removed Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah. Learn how this changed the arts world.

#adelaidewritersweek, #randabdelfattah, #australiaarts, #zadiesmith, #southaustralianews

https://newsletter.tf/why-the-2026-adelaide-writers-week-was-canceled/

More than 180 famous writers quit the Adelaide festival in just five days. This is the first time the event has ever been shut down because of a board decision.

#adelaidewritersweek, #randabdelfattah, #australiaarts, #zadiesmith, #southaustralianews

https://newsletter.tf/why-the-2026-adelaide-writers-week-was-canceled/

Zadie Smith to Give Keynote Address at Italy’s Turin International Book Fair

In its 38th year, the largest Italian book fair centers on a 'message of hope,' bringing together writers and publishing professionals from around the world. 
The post Zadie Smith to Give Keynote Address at Italy’s Turin International Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/02/zadie-smith-to-give-keynote-address-at-italys-turin-international-book-fair/

#AficionadoAward #EuropeanStregaPrize #SaloneInternazionaledelLibrodiTorino #TurinInternationalBookFair #ZadieSmith

Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.
-- Zadie Smith (On Optimism and Despair)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #ZadieSmith #Despair #Optimism #Progress

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunrise #SacandagaLake #Adirondacks #NewYork

Via @cathywilcox

#LouiseAdler has resigned as director of Adelaide Writers' Week after organisers removed #Palestinian #Australian author #RandaAbdelFattah from this year's program.

This follows days of fallout from the decision to drop Abdel-Fattah & about 180 writers, commentators & academics have pulled out, including #JacindaArdern, bestselling author #ZadieSmith, Pulitzer winner #PercivalEverett & one of Australia's most decorated writers, #HelenGarner.

#AdelaideWritersWeek #auspol