Good evening readers. Here's your round-up of today's must-read literary news, commentary and fiction.

William Trevor, who passed away at 88 this week, "explored the fictional possibilities of every type of person but himself" Los Angeles Times
From African goat herder to Nobel Prize contender: an interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o The Washington Post
10 books by indigenous authors "for Thanksgiving, Standing Rock and everything in between" Lit Hub
A new exhibit at Paris's Jeu de Paume titled Soulèvements ("Uprisings") considers depictions of revolt, from Goya to Polke Hyperallergic
Female power at the Costa Book Awards: 14 out of 20 spots on the shortlist go to women writers, from pop journalist Sylvia Patterson to singer/poet Kate Tempest The Independent
A personal essay about grappling with loss, and the hardness that "comes from a life lived underground Catapult
Trevor Noah sits down with Fresh Air to discuss his new memoir, Born a Crime, and his mother's bravery and "magic dust" NPR
Happy Thanksgiving! We'll be back with more literary news on Monday, November 28.

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