Five years and 2m copies later, self-published author lands UK book deal | Crime fiction

Five years and 2m copies later, self-published author lands UK book deal | Crime fiction

In 2018, JM Dalgliesh was a stay-at-home father when he sent his first crime novel to six literary agents, only to receive polite rejection letters – or no response at all. Refusing... Read more »
Groundbreaking graphic novel on Gaza rushed back into print 20 years on | Joe Sacco

Groundbreaking graphic novel on Gaza rushed back into print 20 years on | Joe Sacco

An acclaimed nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism”, has been rushed back into print after surging demand since the fresh outbreak of the conflict two months... Read more »
‘The drugs were good, the music was good, the sex was good’ – cult French writer Ann Scott on her UK years | Books

‘The drugs were good, the music was good, the sex was good’ – cult French writer Ann Scott on her UK years | Books

She has been hailed as the literary queen of the Paris techno scene, whose cult novel Superstars immortalised the hedonism and rivalry of the sweat-drenched dancefloors and rave parties of 1990s France.... Read more »
Jon Fosse says he would have stopped writing 40 years ago if he had listened to critics | Books

Jon Fosse says he would have stopped writing 40 years ago if he had listened to critics | Books

The Norwegian author Jon Fosse, winner of this year’s Nobel prize in literature, has said that his first books were “quite poorly reviewed” and that if he had listened to critics, he... Read more »
This book club spent 28 years reading “Finnegans Wake,” and now they’re starting again, and they’re not the only ones!

This book club spent 28 years reading “Finnegans Wake,” and now they’re starting again, and they’re not the only ones!

This book club spent 28 years reading “Finnegans Wake,” and now they’re starting again, and they’re not the only ones! Nov 15 2023 For a quarter century, Gerry Fialka, an experimental film-maker... Read more »
What 35 Years of Data Can Tell Us about Who Will Win the National Book Award

What 35 Years of Data Can Tell Us about Who Will Win the National Book Award

We are not the cultural consumers we used to be. Data, streaming, and Web 2.0 have remade how we read and how we watch. Platforms are the new publishers. But although we... Read more »
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