20 Writerly Q’s with Elliot Perlman
The Street Sweeper is honest, hypnotic and redemptive. It explores the responsibility of the historian, the weight of history on all of us, and the crucial role that bearing witness plays in breaking...
View Article20 Writerly Q’s with John Boyne, author of The Absolutist
September 1919: Twenty-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver some letters to Marian Bancroft. During the Great War, Tristan fought alongside Marian’s brother Will...
View ArticleThe Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
The Chemistry of Tears Catherine Dead, and no one told me. I walked past his office and his assistant was bawling. “What is it Felicia?” “Oh haven’t you heard? Mr. Tindall’s dead.” What I heard was:...
View Article20 Writerly Q’s with Chris Cleave, author of Gold
In the tradition of his beloved previous novel, Little Bee, Chris Cleave again gives us an elegant, funny, passionate story about friendship, marriage, parenthood, tragedy, and redemption. This time,...
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