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R. N. Morris on switching from thrillers to arias
Posted On: June 9, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
R. N. Morris explains how he ended up as both a writer of historical crime novels – and the librettist for a new opera…
Read More...Robert Williams on writing a first novel
Posted On: May 19, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
Robert Williams is the author of Luke and Jon, an arresting debut about friendship, grief and love, and winner of the National Book Tokens’ NYP Prize.
Read More...The Bookhugger Author Panel: Sympathy for the Devil
Posted On: March 22, 2010Posted In: Author panels
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
We asked three crime authors about how they handle writing one of the most important aspects of any crime novel: the baddy!
Read More...The Bookhugger Author Panel: Welcome to the real world
Posted On: March 17, 2010Posted In: Author panels
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
We asked four authors how they handle the use of real places and people in fictional stories, and what they think the benefits are for the reader of such familiar elements.
Read More...More Than Words
Posted On: March 4, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Canongate
Canongate stalwarts Dan Rhodes and Louise Welsh talk new novels, flat pack furniture and knob gags.
Read More...The Booklist – Winter Warmer
Posted On: January 26, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
Curl up in front of the fire, and spend some time with a loner in the woods, his cabin insulated by his books; explore the Canadian Northwest with an anthropologist gone native; warm yourself with a wonderful tales from WWII and the Napoleonic Wars; then witness explorers pushing themselves to the limit, all from the comfort of your armchair!
Read More...November Non-fiction Round-up
Posted On: November 18, 2009Posted In: Genre Round-ups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
Memoirs, science and not fiction, fleeting meetings and long memories, interviews with writers, writing on art, commentary on the UK as it is now and the changes it’s gone through… all these and more are to be found in our November non-fiction list.
Read More...Paris Review Interviews vol. 4: an introduction by Salman Rushdie
Posted On: November 17, 2009Posted In: Articles, Extracts
Publisher: Canongate
Read the new introduction by Salman Rushdie to a volume which makes indispensable reading for all those interested in what makes our greatest writers tick.
Read More...The Bookhugger Author Panel: Writing from life
Posted On: November 3, 2009Posted In: Author panels
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
We asked three very different authors about how their life experiences feed in to their writing – and about how that writing is subjected to commercial pressures. What wins – money or art?
Read More...The Bookhugger Author Panel: Popular science
Posted On: October 30, 2009Posted In: Author panels
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
We asked three notable authors of popular science books about their craft? How do you strike the balance between your intended purpose and the complexities of the subject matter?
Read More...An interview with David Simon, by Nick Hornby
Posted On: October 1, 2009Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Canongate
“My standard for verisimilitude is simple and I came to it when I started to write prose narrative: fuck the average reader.”
Read More...A Few Questions with Peter Murphy…
Posted On: September 14, 2009Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Faber
The author of John the Revelator answers some revealing questions, but remains a gentleman to the end…
Read More...The new ennui
Posted On: September 3, 2009Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Canongate
Eunoia is the shortest word in English containing all five vowels – and it means “beautiful thinking”. It is also the title of Canadian poet Christian Bok’s book of fiction in which each chapter uses only one vowel. Here he reflects on his creation.
Read More...The Bookhugger Author Panel: Historical fiction
Posted On: August 27, 2009Posted In: Author panels
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
Bookhugger asked three writers of historical novels to talk to us about the finding the balance between historical accuracy and telling a damn fine tale.
Read More...How I Write, by Richard Milward
Posted On: May 20, 2009Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
Clean hands, a sharpened pencil and plenty of toothpaste – Richard Milward on his unique writing process.
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