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Ali Smith

January 2026

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    Book of the day
    Glyph by Ali Smith review – bearing witness to the war in Gaza

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    The books of my life
    Ali Smith: ‘Henry James had me running down the garden path shouting out loud’

December 2025

  • Composite of an illustration of a Christmas elf sledding on a book, plus photos of authors Ali Smith, Adam Kay and Ferdia Lennon, on a green background

    Christmas puzzles special 2025
    The books quiz of 2025 – set by Mick Herron, Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith and more

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    ‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone

May 2025

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    This month's best paperbacks
    This month’s best paperbacks: Sally Rooney, Salman Rushdie and more

    Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some wonderful new paperbacks, from a genre-bending memoir to a sexy novel about finding meaning in life

December 2024

  • An illustration of Santa and a snowman in a bath overflowing with bubbles, surrounded by photos of authors Richard Ayoade, Ali Smith, Bernardine Evaristo, William Boyd and David Baddiel

    Christmas puzzles special 2024
    The books quiz of 2024 – set by Richard Ayoade, Bernardine Evaristo and more

    What is Bertie Wooster’s middle name and in which novel did James Bond get married? Test your knowledge with questions by William Boyd, David Baddiel, Sara Collins, Tom Holland, Ali Smith and more

November 2024

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    Book of the day
    Gliff by Ali Smith review – reading the signs of crisis

    Two children decode a dystopia, in a chilling and wistful novel that speaks to our times

October 2024

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    Gliff by Ali Smith review – a warning from the near future

    The author of the seasonal quartet projects her exceptional state-of-the-nation storytelling on to a dystopian tale of a brutal Britain run by totalitarian forces
  • They wander and wonder together … Rebecca Banatvala and Gary Lilburn in Autumn at the Park theatre, London.

    Autumn review – Ali Smith adaptation has humour and charm in spades

    It is a treat to see this kaleidoscopic meditation on stories and the nature of time brought to the stage, even if at times the play struggles to hold the full weight of its ideas
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    ‘This is what happens when people fight back’: Ali Smith on standing up for justice

    An act of resistance in 1920s Sicily was one of the inspirations for Ali Smith’s latest novel. The author describes her chance encounter with the Sacco family and why their story still resonates

August 2024

  • From left: Olga Tokarczuk, Rumaan Alam, Haruki Murakami, Sally Rooney, Fatma Aydemir plus their new books.

    Autumn fiction special 2024
    The best new novels for autumn 2024, from Sally Rooney to Jonathan Coe and Haruki Murakami

    The biggest names are back in a stellar season for fiction, with rip-roaring feminist horror, revenge tales, family sagas, spy romps and more. Here’s our essential guide

June 2024

  • Summer reading 2024

    Your holiday reading list: chosen by Zadie Smith, David Nicholls and more

    Leading authors including Bernardine Evaristo, Armistead Maupin and Alice Roberts recommend books to read this summer

February 2024

  • A black and white shot of Ali in her early 20s in her messy bedroom, surrounded by clothes, posters and photos

    The Guardian picture essay
    Ali Smith’s 90s New York punk scene – photo essay

    Photographer and musician Ali Smith’s photographs and memories take us on a tour through downtown Manhattan’s punk scene in the 1990s, as she takes in gigs in Speedball Baby, shows in abandoned buildings, and legendary club CBGB

August 2023

  • Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Baillie Gifford prize winner Katherine Rundell.

    Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links

    An open letter signed by more than 50 authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell calls for investment firm Baillie Gifford to be dropped as main sponsor for 2024

April 2023

  • Clockwise from left: Joe Brainard, Violet LeDuc, Neil Bartlett, Quentin Crisp.

    The new LGBTQ+ lit list, chosen by writers

    From sensational memoirs to sublime poetry, Douglas Stuart, Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín and others share lesser-known books about queer life that deserve to be classics

March 2023

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    On my radar
    On my radar: Ali Smith’s cultural highlights

    The award-winning Scottish author on a brilliant exhibition in Paris, a talismanic collection of new poetry and an apocalyptic novel like no other

August 2022

  • Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Sahira Nair and Tabu in the 2006 film of The Namesake.

    Top 10s
    Top 10 books about dual identity

    Writers from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Ali Smith depict the delicate balancing acts required to reconcile different heritages

July 2022

  • Guy Gunaratne will join Ali Smith and Jackie Kay as judges.

    Rathbones Folio prize ‘refreshing format’ to expand to three categories

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    Summer reading: the 30 best holiday reads – chosen by authors and critics

June 2022

  • Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín, Bernardine Evaristo, Pankaj Mishra, Hilary Mantel and Ian Rankin

    Summer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, David Nicholls and more pick their favourites

    Authors recommend their favourite recent reads, from addictive novels and fascinating cultural history to a game-changing graphic memoir
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