Lionel Shriver (born Margaret Ann Shriver; May 18, 1957) is an American author and journalist. Her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.

1 day ago · “There’s a timidity within the culture at large that makes my new novel dangerous for my career and reputation,” says Lionel Shriver. It is a month before she publishes A Better Life, and we ...

23 hours ago · Lionel Shriver's immigration novel may as well be called 'Keep America White' In her new novel A Better Life, she wastes her literary talent on trying to offend Lionel Shriver: Sneering is her ...

Jan 28, 2026 · Lionel Shriver is a columnist at The Spectator and author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, among other books.

1 day ago · As usual, Lionel Shriver sets out to puncture pieties, but “A Better Life” feels full of easy targets.

1 day ago · Shriver is a smart and compelling writer, a cut above most novelists working today. By mining the headlines on the migration crisis, she produces an excellent thriller. Martine, it turns out, …

The latest novel by Lionel Shriver, literary darling turned literary-world scourge, doesn’t come out until mid-February, and it’s already polarizing. “Her worst book, by a wide margin ...

Apr 9, 2024 · Shriver's new novel is one of her best. It takes place in an alternative America, where the last acceptable bias — discrimination against people considered not so smart — is being stamped out.

Aug 25, 2025 · In this reading list of Lionel Shriver's best books, we'll delve into the intricate worlds she creates, populated by complex characters grappling with moral dilemmas, family dynamics, and …

Lionel Shriver is a novelist whose previous books include Orange Prize–winner We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Post-Birthday World, A Perfectly Good Family, Game...