Katherine Rundell: In today's world, wonder is political

Podcast: The New Society | culture from the New Statesman · The New Statesman

Opublikowano: 2026-09-26

"We live in a world that deserves unicorns," says Katherine Rundell. If you haven't come across Rundell's work yet, you will soon. She's written over a dozen books, including an award-winning biography of John Donne and the children's fantasy series Impossible Creatures - a copy of which every Year 6 child in the country will receive this Christmas. Disney has just signed a seven-figure deal for the screen adaptation.. Rundell is being touted as the next JK Rowling. When she's not writing Rundell works on Renaissance literature as a fellow of Oxford University. <...