Ali Smith is the author of many works of fiction, including Spring, Winter, Autumn, Public Library and Other Stories, and How to Be Both. Born in Inverness, Scotland, she lives in Cambridge, England. Photo by Christian Sinibaldi.
ARTICLES FEATURING ALI

Antidotes to Brexit, COVID-19, and Other Afflictions in Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet
Natasha Hakimi Zapata unravels Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet series as a framework for confronting the perils of Brexit and COVID-19....

Novel Times: On Ali Smith’s “Summer”
Matt Hartman enjoys “Summer,” the new novel by Ali Smith, and reflects on the writer’s Seasonal Quartet....

Has Art Anything to Do with Life?: A Conversation with Ali Smith on “Spring”
Amy E. Elkins discusses “Spring” with novelist Ali Smith....

The Un-Accidental
In “How to Be Both,” time is not linear, receding behind us, but layered, coiled beneath us; we are walking palimpsests....

The Brightest in the World: Ali Smith's "Artful"
AT THE END of Matthew Goulish’s The Brightest Thing in the World: 3 Essays from the Institute of Failure, ...
