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Missed Carl Hoffman discussing his new book, Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art on Late Night Live last night? Listen to it here (from about 25 minutes)!
The pains of being a book hoarder.
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‘The most fun I’ve had in a long time’: Chris Somerville at Readings on reading Nic Low’s debut, Arms Race (out today!).
Why are writers opening up about money (or the lack thereof)?
Javier Marias: ‘There are seven reasons not to write novels (and one to write them).
Watch a great video of Clare Wright reading from and discussing her Stella Prize–winning book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka.
‘Exhilarating fiction from a voice to watch’: Eimear McBride’s A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing reviewed in Kirkus Reviews.
7 things writers can learn from stand-up comedians.
Listen to Damien Echols talk about his new book, Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row, co-written with wife Lorri Davis, on Fox FM.
‘Satirical but sweet at the same time, it’s a dazzling debut.’ The Daily Mail recommends Marianne Kavanagh’s For Once in My Life.
Guess who’s a fan of The Rosie Project?
How shelving can save a book’s life.
‘I listen to the Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray", over and over’: advice from writers on how to beat writer’s block.
‘I don’t even like to write in public places’: an interview with Geoff Dyer in the White Review.
How Dungeons & Dragons has influenced a generation of writers.
Infographic: how to perfect your elevator pitch.
I like big books and I cannot lie.
Your female characters are so strong…
How do you read a poem consisting only of punctuation? I think the answer is ‘?’
Here are the books we stopped reading, and where we stopped reading them.
Book hangovers are a thing.
