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Naomi Alderman is an author and games writer. Her novel Disobedience won the 2006 Orange award for new writers
December 2020
Hope springs eternal, but for it to flourish it must be shared
Naomi Alderman
The best way to help us all back into the light after this long dark year is to embrace a sense of community
November 2018
Coming out: Naomi Alderman on leaving Orthodox Judaism behind
As the film of her novel Disobedience is released, the author reveals how writing about the strict Jewish community she grew up in made her realise she had to leave it
September 2018
The chief rabbi’s LGBT report shows that culture wars can be overcome
Naomi Alderman
Ephraim Mirvis knows that the only way to change reactionary attitudes is by talking, not shouting, says the author Naomi Alderman
April 2017
On my radar
On my radar: Naomi Alderman’s cultural highlights
The author on the trials of OJ, the art of the selfie and the mind of the octopus
March 2017
Dystopian dreams: how feminist science fiction predicted the future
From Mary Shelley to Margaret Atwood, feminist science fiction writers have imagined other ways of living that prompt us to ask, could we do things differently?
February 2017
From Frankenstein to feminism: how electricity powered our imaginations
Utopian thinking
Utopian thinking: how to build a truly feminist society
Naomi Alderman
November 2016
Beyond Bob Dylan: authors, poets and musicians pick their favourite songwriter
Dylan’s Nobel prize win sparked a debate about lyrics as literature. Here, Andrew Motion, Carol Ann Duffy, Johnny Marr, Naomi Alderman and others nominate songwriters whose verse has the power of poetry
September 2016
Not suitable for kids: the deliciously creepy ghost stories of E Nesbit
My best writing tip by William Boyd, Jeanette Winterson, Amit Chaudhuri and more
February 2016
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
Take video games seriously! Yes, they’re fun, but they matter culturally too
Why do newspaper culture pages and serious radio and TV largely ignore the biggest entertainment medium in the world?
January 2016
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
Why can't we talk to the characters in games? Careful what you wish for...
Naomi Alderman imagines a future where we have created full artificial intelligence for video games. It may not be as entertaining as you think
December 2015
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe – funny, precise and beautifully designed
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
Don’t listen to those who try to own the definition of a video game
November 2015
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The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
Playing video games doesn’t make you a better person. But that’s not the point
October 2015
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
The first great works of digital literature are already being written
Video games could be the greatest storytelling medium of our age – if only the worlds of art and technology would stop arguing and take notice
September 2015
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
Yes, you’ve got rhythm … so bring a tingle to your spine by playing a musical game
Even if you cannot play an instrument, a game such as Sentris, which allows you to bring music to life, can be magical
July 2015
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
Her Story has no guns or finish line, just a search for meaning in an uncertain world
A murder mystery with a difference, Sam Barlow’s new game is as much about who’s playing it as it is whodunnit
June 2015
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
When it comes to online gaming, the BBC is slower than the Blue Peter tortoise
As the time to justify its licence fee approaches, the corporation is in danger of overlooking the world’s biggest entertainment medium
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