Muriel Spark’s enduring fiction and essays shape Scottish letters and 20th-century literature.
A modern stage adaptation of Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie receives a powerful, problematising performance. Gayle Rankin leads as Brodie in a production that reframes the 1930s-era school as a crucible of ideology, art, and power, with vivid design and a daring political edge.
The 2026 Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed, featuring six novels from Jamaica to Scotland, including Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout, Rebecca Perry and Douglas Stuart. Mary Beard chairs the judging panel; the winner will be announced in London on Nov. 9.