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One of the questions I’m asked most about The Night Rainbow is the rationale behind - and challenges of - writing a novel in the voice of a five...
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Contemporary
Your book is in a realistic setting, and your fictional characters depict modern themes and the society in which we live. This is quite a broad category as it can cross with other genres. Popular authors of contemporary fiction include Ann Patchett, Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby.
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Read our interview with Sarah Crossan, author of BREATHE, The Weight Of Water - a book that has been shortlisted for (deep breath) the Carnegie Medal...
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Roshi Fernando is the prize-winning author of Homesick. Here, she tells us what inspires her to write, what projects she has coming up and her advice...
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Gebbie has won numerous awards for her short fiction including a Bridport
Prize. An extract of her novel, The
Coward’s Tale, won the Daily...
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Bloomsbury author Stephen Kelman offers his advice to aspiring writers. Stephen is the author of Pigeon English, which was shortlisted for the Man...
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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over 60 books, including the bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.