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Francine Prose

The Guardian

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Why I’m grateful to the Pope for his encyclical on AI

Why I’m grateful to the Pope for his encyclical on AI

Often I’m asked if I think that the novels of the future will all be written by AI. It’s not so much a question as a provocation. Do I worry that...

29.05.2026 10

The Guardian

Francine Prose

Shrugging at calamity: America is reacting in strange ways to our chaotic times

In the early hours of Sunday, I awoke to check the time on my phone and learned that there had been a shooting – apparently, an assassination...

28.04.2026 10

The Guardian

Francine Prose

The detention of 5 year old Liam Ramon was horrific. What has America become?

02.02.2026 50

The Guardian

Francine Prose

America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover

26.01.2026 400

The Guardian

Francine Prose

Ali Faqirzada is an Afghan refugee. He deserves to stay in America

04.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Francine Prose

Ben Jennings on Elon Musk at the Unite the Kingdom rally – cartoon

15.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Francine Prose

Trump should be reassuring the country at this time. Instead he is sowing fear

15.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Francine Prose

We shouldn’t focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ says Trump. What’s next?

23.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Francine Prose