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Feel Free (Yves Deruyter Album)
Feel Free may refer to: * ''Feel Free'' (Laird book), a 2018 book of poems by Nick Laird * ''Feel Free'' (Smith book), a 2018 book of essays by Zadie Smith * ''Feel Free'' (album), a 1996 album by Welsh musician Mike Peters {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel Free (Laird Book)
Nicholas Laird (born 1975) is a Northern Irish novelist and poet. Education Laird was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, where he attended the local comprehensive school. He then gained entry to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he initially studied Law but switched to English, in which he attained a British undergraduate degree classification, first-class degree and won the Arthur Quiller-Couch Award for Creative Writing. He went on to work at the law firm Allen & Overy in London for six years, before leaving to concentrate on his writing. Personal life Laird met Zadie Smith at Cambridge University. They married in 2004 in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Smith dedicated her third novel, ''On Beauty'', to "my dear Laird." The couple lived in Rome from November 2006 to 2007 and now live in New York City and Queen's Park, London. They have two children. Poetry ''To a Fault'' ''To a Fault'' is Laird's first collection of poems, and was nominated for the Forward Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel Free (Smith Book)
''Feel Free: Essays'' is a 2018 book of essays by Zadie Smith. It was published on 8 February 2018 by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Books. It has been described as "thoroughly resplendent" by Maria Popova, who writes: "Smith applies her formidable mind in language to subjects as varied as music, the connection between dancing and writing, climate change, Brexit, the nature of joy, and the confusions of personhood in the age of social media." Smith borrowed the title from Nick Laird, her husband, who has also published a collection of poems by the same name. Awards and honours *2018 National Book Critics Circle Award (criticism), winner References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * External links * 2018 non-fiction books English essay collections English-language books Hamish Hamilton books Essay collections by Zadie Smith National Book Critics Circle Award-winning works {{essay-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |