Credit: University of Chichester A NEW series of books on the novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch has been commissioned by major academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan. The series, Iris Murdoch Today, will be led by Dr Miles Leeson, Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre, and Deputy Director and Visiting Fellow Dr Frances White. The aim is to produce two books a year from September 2022 which will include monographs and edited collections, and will showcase work from the Centre's members alongside writers and academics worldwide. Dr Leeson, a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Chichester, where the centre is located, said: "We're delighted to be working with Palgrave on the first ever series focusing on Iris Murdoch. Palgrave have an excellent backlist of works on Murdoch, and their commitment to women's fiction makes the series a natural home for new work on this author.