Leila

I ask Slimani about her embrace, in this book, of an earthier literary style. “I think style, for a writer, evolves in an almost physical manner, in the same way that our bodies change with time,” she says. “And then Morocco is the country…

When Mottley writes, as a self-described obsessive, it’s hard for her to focus on anything else, turning her from an extrovert into a full recluse. “I have to become part of their world, really, to tell the story in the way that will do it…

This year’s so-called Booker dozen—i.e. the 13 authors nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize—is history-making in myriad ways. Whittled down from 169 submissions, the longlist includes both the oldest person ever nominated (87-year-old…

Claire Keegan, Leila Mottley and Percival Everett are among the 13 authors who have made this year's Booker Prize longlist.The £50,000 ($77,467 Cdn) Booker Prize annually recognizes the best original novel written in the English language…

Huma Qureshi recently clocked a decade in Bollywood. She had stepped into the industry with Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1, which had released in June 2012. Today, even as she’s busy completing movies and shows at breakneck speed, she believes…

By IANS LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Sean Penn and actress Leila George, who got married in July 2020, have finalised their divorce after almost two years of their marriage. According to people.com, the Oscar winner,…