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On my arrival in Britain in the 1960s, I suffered serious racism, mainly at school, where my accent was constantly…
I used to read a book each week. Today I feel as if I write a book each week. I…
I reached my destination. The beautiful, big-skied, bleeding mothercountry of Toni Morrison. I swear she came to me rather than…
The fact is, Dahl used racist, anti-Semitic, classist, and viciously cruel language in his books. The fact is, I never…
Ntozake Shange, a Black feminist, in the 1980s, innovated in literature by creating choreopoetry, a long-form, poetic-prose narrative written for…
I’ve continued to incorporate myths, modern myth-making, magic realism, as part of my writing. It all stems from this formative…
Where once I was intimidated by Seamus Heaney’s brilliance, these days I am inspired by the poets whose work I…
John the barber seemed to have just two interests beyond haircuts, if his magazines were any indication — golf, and…
I remember the first book I bought with money I had saved up. Little Bee by Chris Cleave. I read…
When I discovered House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, I was changed. Her descriptions of the neighbourhood were so…
Richard Lambert considers literary tourism and shares observations from his own literary pilgrimages. What are we seeking when we visit…
Writing fiction is, word by word, a balancing act. And, to put it simply, how close to keep to the…
