Iris Murdoch

Na Zhong on Iris Murdoch’s The Bell

In Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

 
By Lit Century   February 13, 2024
The Hub

You can call the Booker Prize trophy ‘Iris.’

By Janet Manley  March 30, 2023
The Hub

Vote now for the new name of the Booker Prize trophy (Iris, obvs). 

By Jonny Diamond  February 15, 2023
The Literary Journal Archives

Mysteries Contained Therein: In Praise of the Literary Journal Longform Interview

By Nick Ripatrazone  February 3, 2023
Syllabi

Back to School for Everyone: The Literature of Obsession with Julia May Jonas

By Julia May Jonas  September 6, 2022
The Hub

Good books for bad moods.

By Emily Temple  August 8, 2022
Patriarchy

More Than Just Power and Oppression: Six Books About Patriarchs

By Taymour Soomro  July 18, 2022
The Writing Life

When Iris Murdoch Met Jean-Paul Sartre

By Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman  May 11, 2022
Cooking

“We Get to Be Young Only Once.” On My Life-Changing Discovery of Laurie Colwin

By Kim Fay  February 15, 2022
Life in a Pandemic

10 Books for Being Alone

By Emily Temple  January 26, 2022
Philosophy

In Literature, Considering Love as Both Attention and Absorption

By Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko  January 4, 2022
The Quarantine Tapes

D. A. Powell on the Energy Transfer of Poetry

By The Quarantine Tapes  November 16, 2021
Reading Lists

On Exploring Philosophy in Fiction and Autobiography: A Reading List

By Tom Whyman  April 26, 2021
Community

Philosophies of Distance and Proximity: Who Are We When We’re Alone?

By Corina Stan  July 9, 2020
Good Words

The Best Rain in Literature

By Emily Temple  April 14, 2020
Happy Birthday Iris Murdoch

A.S. Byatt on Iris Murdoch’s
The Bell

By A. S. Byatt  July 15, 2019
Close Reading

An Object Lesson in Naming Novels: Iris Murdoch’s
The Sea, The Sea

By Emily Temple  July 15, 2019
Vast Generalizations

What Your Favorite Beach Read Says About You

By Emily Temple  June 28, 2019
Awards

The Man Booker Prize: By the Numbers

By Emily Temple  June 25, 2018
Essay

In Praise of the Small Town Library

By Steven Kurutz  February 6, 2018
Craft

8 Famous Writers Writing About Not Writing

By Emily Temple  July 10, 2017
Excerpts

Field Notes From My Dementia

By Gerda Saunders  June 22, 2017
What to Read

10 Great Novels of Middle Age

By Emily Temple  March 16, 2017
What to Read

15 Books to Read If You Find Yourself Alone for the Holidays

By Emily Temple  December 23, 2016
Essay

Why Can’t Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

By Brendan Mac Evilly  August 26, 2016
Feature

Really, Here’s Why You Should Read Proust

By William C. Carter  July 11, 2016
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