Xiaolu Guo, 52, was born in China and lives in London. The author of more than 20 books in a variety of genres in Chinese and English, she’s also a film director... Read more »
Need to brainstorm discussion questions for your book club’s next meeting? We’re here to help! In this article, we’ll cover the basics of writing a successful book discussion guide. The approaches below... Read more »
Making a person is no mean feat – especially in the absence of sex – and for a character-obsessed novelist, nailing it is everything. But when I started writing at the age... Read more »
On the day she decided she had finally finished Praiseworthy, after almost a decade of writing and rewriting until she was happy with every one of its 700-odd pages, Alexis Wright went... Read more »
Richard Flanagan, 63, lives in Tasmania, his birthplace. His sixth novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which drew on his fatherâs experience as a Japanese prisoner of war, won the... Read more »
Does everyone really have a book in them? And if you want to write one, where do you start? The novelist and podcaster Elizabeth Day, host of the How to Fail series,... Read more »
“I grew up with this very firm sense that there were multiple places that I could consider a home, rather than homes simply.” Hosted by Sarah Wasserman Our partner podcast Novel Dialogue... Read more »
Deirdre Madden, Kathryn Scanlan and Hanif Abdurraqib are among the eight recipients of this year’s Windham-Campbell prizes, worth $175,000 (£140,000) each. Madden, who is from Northern Ireland, was recognised for her eight... Read more »
Val McDermid, Douglas Stuart and Andrew O’Hagan are among the Scottish authors criticising the cancellation of Glasgow literary festival Aye Write after its funding application was turned down by Creative Scotland. McDermid... Read more »