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Who is better, Dickens or Shakespeare? We asked nine prominent writers

Elif Shafak, Sarah Perry, Jeffrey Boakye and others tell us which of the two totemic literary figures they favour

The Guardian - UK

‘Perfect for winter nights’: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more

From Maigret to Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, authors choose the whodunnits they love to hunker down with at this time of year

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Perry: faith, telescopes and the perils of pigeon-holing writers

The Essex Serpent novelist discusses the connection between astrophysics and her religious upbringing … and over-doing all you can eat sushi

The Guardian - UK

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Three British authors nominated for the Booker Prize longlist

This year’s prize features three debut novelists and six previously nominated writers

Evening Standard

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years

No Sally Rooney, one clear favourite and a novel set in space - this is a longlist of unexpected discoveries and big ideas

The Guardian - UK

Three British novelists make Booker 2024 longlist among ‘cohort of global voices’

Hisham Matar, Sarah Perry and Samantha Harvey in running for prize, along with the first Native American and Dutch authors ever to be nominated

The Guardian - UK

Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’

This year’s longlist spotlights stories about belonging and displacement, featuring literary heavyweights such as Richard Powers and Percival Everett alongside a clutch of debut novelists

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‘His greatness was matched by his kindness’: remembering John Burnside

Writers Andrew O’Hagan, Sarah Perry and more pay tribute to the celebrated Scottish poet, novelist and memoirist, who died last week aged 69

The Guardian - UK

Enlightenment by Sarah Perry review – cosmic strangeness

This defiantly old-fashioned tale of two misfits, a ghost and a blazing comet showcases Perry’s unerring capacity to make the earthly new and strange

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Perry: ‘For much of my life, I loved God. The echo of that never fades’

The Essex Serpent author on astronomy, her new novel Enlightenment and how her strict Baptist upbringing made its mark

The Guardian - UK

Fiction to look out for in 2024

The first great lockdown novel, new tales from David Nicholls, Sarah Perry and Percival Everett, and Rachel Kushner’s contender for the Booker… next year promises to be special

The Guardian - UK

The Essex Serpent author named new chancellor of the University of Essex

Writer and ‘proud Essex girl’ Dr Sarah Perry said she is looking forward to supporting and inspiring students.

The Independent UK

Sarah Perry’s postcard from England: ‘Cream tea defeats us. It’s the best we ever had’

On 2 July we sent six writers and photographers to capture a typical UK summer’s day. Author Sarah Perry headed to Flixton, Suffolk for big planes and tiny tarts

The Guardian - UK

‘When Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston were cast I was in shock’: Sarah Perry on The Essex Serpent

As an adaptation of her bestselling novel comes to screens, Sarah Perry describes the joys of being on set – and how the production restored her faith in storytelling

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The week in TV: The Essex Serpent; the Baftas; Fergal Keane: Living With PTSD; Clark

Tom Hiddleston fails to smoulder in Apple’s Sarah Perry adaptation; no fists fly at the Baftas; and Bill Skarsgård sizzles as Sweden’s favourite gangster

The Guardian - UK

What links The Essex Serpent to a brave De Niro impression and a Taylor Swift T-shirt?

As the TV series lands, come down the rabbit hole for a swift visit to Claire Danes, Cannes and Conversations With Friends

Tribune News Service

Review: ‘The Essex Serpent’ has much going for it but not enough story for its half-dozen episodes

You notice its cinematic qualities in the first episode of “The Essex Serpent,” a series debuting with two installments this week on Apple TV+.

The Guardian - UK

The Essex Serpent review – Claire Danes is magnificent … unlike Tom Hiddleston

The Loki actor feels too suave to play a humble vicar in this adaptation of Sarah Parry’s lush novel – which makes the central romance cold and condescending

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Claire Danes Digs into Mystic Mystery in ‘The Essex Serpent’

Claire Danes says her first role after nearly a decade in hit drama "Homeland" was both "wonderful" and "scary", going from playing a CIA officer to a grieving 19th century British widow in new mini-series "The Essex Serpent". The 43-year-old actress won numerous awards for her portrayal of intrepid bipolar…

Tribune News Service

A Victorian widow searches for ‘The Essex Serpent’ in dark Apple TV+ drama

Cora Seaborne is a woman who escaped one monster and is pursuing another.

The Guardian - UK

From Loch Ness to the Essex Serpent, why are humans so keen to invent sea monsters?

As Sarah Perry’s novel becomes a TV drama, the human need to escape reality with a shiver of fear remains as strong as ever

The Guardian - UK

The Essex Serpent to How I Met Your Father: the seven best shows to stream this week

Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston star in Clio Barnard’s sensual gothic adaptation of Sarah Perry’s novel, plus Hilary Duff in a How I Met Your Mother spin-off

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