The following are examples of pieces Diana has written for newspapers and magazines.
Moving Memories: Les Ballets Nègres
A tribute to Les Ballets Nègres, one of the inspirations behind The Wonder
Published in Harpers Bazaar, September 2009
Carnival’s Colourful History
A brief history of the Notting Hill Carnival
Published in Time Out, 27 August 2009
Homing Instinct
An essay on writing and dual inheritance, featuring interviews with other authors
Published in The Telegragh, 26 March 2005
Walter Mosley: The Man With A Plan
An interview with the American mystery writer
Published in The Independent, Cover Story, 27 February 2005
There’s A First Time For Everyone
An account of writing and publishing a first novel
Published in The Observer, 27 February 2005
My Other Half
A personal essay on twinness
Published in The Observer, 6 February 2005
Carlos Acosta: The World At His Feet
An interview with the Cuban ballet dancer
Published in The Independent, Cover Story, 18 June 2004
Cassandra Wilson: Earth Calling Wilson
An interview with the genre-bending jazz singer
Published in Pride Magazine, Cover Story, April 1999
Thandie Newton: Thandiegirl
An interview with the Zimbabwean-born actress on Beloved and Tupac Shakur
Published in Pride Magazine, Cover Story, March 1999
Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo
Julius Winsome: A Novel By Gerard Donovan
Londonstani by Gautam Malkani
Black Gold of the Sun by Ekow Eshun
The Insatiable Spiderman by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez trans John King
Now is the Time to Open Your Heart by Alice Walker
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
