The fictional character Septimus Warren Smith, from Virginia Woolfâs Mrs Dalloway, is the first of many spectres to haunt the pages of Sam Saxâs incendiary, prose-poetic debut novel, Yr Dead. Midway through... Read more »
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Ferdia Lennon wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for âriotousâ novel Glorious Exploits | Books
Ferdia Lennon has won this yearâs Waterstones debut fiction prize for his âriotous, exuberant treat of a novelâ, Glorious Exploits. The novel, which took about seven years to write, is set in... Read more »
Six âbold and playfulâ novels, including The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, have been shortlisted for the Waterstones debut fiction prize. Now in... Read more »
Jiaming Tangâs debut novel opens in China in the 1980s, at the Workersâ Cinema in rural Fuzhou, a cruising spot for queer men. The cinema is described as a magical, almost utopian... Read more »
After 11-year-old Gopi’s mother dies unexpectedly, she and her older sisters Mona and Khush channel their grief at the local sports centre where their father, known as Pa, teaches them to play... Read more »
What debut authors will you discover in 2024? You may be excited about the latest work from writers you already adore, but this could very well be the year you find a... Read more »
A first-time poet has won both the $100,000 Victorian prize for literature and the $25,000 poetry category at this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards, becoming the first poet to win the overall... Read more »
On the front cover of the South African writer Magogodi oaMphela Makhene’s impressive debut collection of linked stories about life under and after apartheid, a young Black girl, primly attired in a... Read more »