A year of rewarding reading.
Tag Archives: fiction
Writing as Therapy: Damon Galgut on Unpicking a Psychological Knot Through Fiction
The award-winning gay author Damon Galgut reflects on the compulsion behind crafting stories – and what it means to be a “real” novelist.
A powerful portrait of the immigrant experience: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” reviewed
This is easily one of the best debut novels of the year: an unflinching, lyrical dissection of tragedy and trauma — large and small.
Alan Hollinghurst: Lines of beauty
The Man-Booker author Alan Hollinghurst talks about Tennyson and taking ecstasy.
Lessons from a Nobel Laureate: the late Nadine Gordimer on South Africa’s turmoil
A chat with the late Nadine Gordimer in which she discussed her last novel, banned books and her life’s big regret.
A novel idea
Veteran ad man John Hunt on his debut novel, The Space Between The Space Between.