Granta: The Magazine of New Writing (Books)

Granta: The Magazine of New Writing Books

Originating in 1889 as a Cambridge University student periodical named after the local river, this literary review boasts a long and distinguished history. It initially published the early works of many writers who would later achieve significant renown. Facing financial difficulties and apathy in the 1970s, the publication was rescued by a group of postgraduate students. They revitalized it as a magazine dedicated to new writing, broadening its scope to engage both writers and readers beyond the confines of academia.

The Granta Book of the Family

400 pages
14 hours of reading

The family: no relationship is more important, more powerful, or more enduring. Or potentially more destructive. Since the early 1980s, Granta has published fiction, memoir, biography, and reportage inspired by the most important institution in our lives. The best, and at times the most disturbing, pieces are collected here, including “Where He Was: Memories of My Father” by Raymond Carver; “Memoirs of a Bootlegger’s Son” by Saul Bellow; “Sugar Daddy” by Angela Carter; “Ramadan” by Mona Simpson; “Impertinent Daughters” by Doris Lessing; “Family Album” by Mikal Gilmore; “The Names of Women” by Louise Erdrich; and “The Up Escalator” by Bret Easton Ellis.