Aug 12th, 2008 · Published on the verge of the author's 89th birthday, Doris Lessing's Alfred & Emily is an idiosyncratic combination of personal history, public history and fiction — all about her father and mother.
Jul 30th, 2008 · Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Daniel Mark Epstine, Alfred & Emily by Doris Lessing and Furious Improvisation by Susan Quinn.
Oct 11th, 2007 · British writer Doris Lessing has won the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. She is the author of dozens of works from short stories to science fiction. She also wrote extensively about gender and various cultures. The award was announced in Sweden.
Aug 7th, 2007 · For nearly 60 years, Doris Lessing has been writing some of the most daring and important fiction in English. In her new novel, she takes a long look back over her shoulder to try to fathom the origins of human life.