Joshua Ferris
Joshua Ferris' first book Then We Came to the End created the kind of buzz most writers would kill for, and was met with similarly enviable reviews. Three years later, he's back with The Unnamed, an unsettling take on the road novel. He talks to Viola Fort.
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
Collage is Not a Refuge for the Compositionally Disabled by David Shields
David Shields' new book, Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, calls on writers, artists and all working in the creative fields to be ever more mindful of reality in their work. In an increasingly manafactured world, he argues, it is the unadorned truth that must take precedent in the arts. Here he chooses a selection of books that have been stripped of artifice and lay bare their essential message.
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
Cash, Comfort and the Genesis of Literary Monsters by Henry Sutton Wednesday, 27 January, 2010
Review of the Year 2009 Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
Lonely hearts
Published author ( History, genealogy) at the tip of Africa...
Published author ( History, genealogy) at the tip of
penmate and soulmate. 50yrs. Ocasionally bibulous bibliophile. Can
differentiate between Peccaries,Pomerol and Perlemoen.Hunter/Chef.
Doglover. Send pics, will respond in kind. Box 01/12
Anais seeks Henry.
F, (27, central London), is looking for labyrinthine love with the kind of man who doesn't need a ball of string. Must be articulate, adventurous, curious.
Box 01/07
Married M, 47
seeks open minded F (to 40) for bedtime stories.
Box 02/07
I didn't like the job anyway.
F, 30, recently made redundant and wanting to rediscover life after 9-5. Looking for someone similarly liberated to travel with (more is a bonus). South America takes my fancy. I am well-read, cultured, and looking to travel elegantly (though not necessarily expensively). You must be independent, amusing, clever and kind. (M, 30-40).
Box 03/07
Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom's writing has appeared in the New Yorker, The New York Times and Best American Short Stories. Her most recent novel was Away, and she has just published a collection of short stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out.
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
John Burnside Wednesday, 27 January, 2010
Geoff Dyer Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
Signalling by Amy Sackville
Susan stares at the road ahead, determinedly speechless, feeling lightheaded and tired and irritable. Beside her Richard drives with just one finger on the wheel as if to annoy her on purpose. Occasionally clicking his tongue against his teeth, barely...
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
(1) by Dorothy Feaver Thursday, 25 February, 2010
The Coat Room by Orlando Whitfield Wednesday, 27 January, 2010
Samantha Harvey
Samantha Havery's debut The Wilderness was winner of the Betty Trask Prize and shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. She spends a week pondering her critics, celebrating her champions, and writing her next book while revisiting the last.
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
Paul Murray Wednesday, 27 January, 2010
Marcus Chown Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
Thomas Trofimuk
Thomas Trofimuk's latest novel is Waiting for Columbus. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
Robin Robertson Wednesday, 27 January, 2010
The Editors Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
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Books of the month
Separate Peace (New Windmills)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
A Good School (Vintage Classics)
Within the Context of No Context
Maps to Anywhere (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)
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