As the whole world is settling into lockdowns and social distancing, I couldn’t help but wonder how some of my favourite fictional characters are handling the Coronavirus crisis. Would they obey social distancing rules, or dismiss it as an overreaction? Help others, or stockpile loo roll? Who better to ask, than the authors themselves… How […]
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Writing with other authors: The Understudy
The Understudy – a book I collaboratively wrote with three other authors – is out now, and my timeline is full of the same question: what’s it like writing with other authors? There are many successful writing duos (try Nicci French and Ambrose Parry, for starters) but add another couple of writers into the mix and […]
Behind the scenes: creating a cover for After the End
This is a guest post from Laura Barrett, the talented illustrator who helped make the cover for After the End so beautiful. Creating a cover for After the End I was delighted to be commissioned by Little, Brown to illustrate the covers of two of Clare Mackintosh’s books and then equally thrilled when Clare asked […]
How do book critics decide which books to review?
How do book critics decide which books to review? I’ve always loved reading book reviews in magazines and newspapers, and bemoaned the ever-decreasing amount of space devoted to them, which makes the job of the critic even more important. How do they decide which books to review and which to leave out? Do they ever […]
Author Advent: introducing Lesley Kara
Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Lesley Kara. About Lesley Kara Lesley Kara is an alumna of the Faber Academy ‘Writing a Novel’ course. She lives on the North Essex coast. Her first novel is The Rumour. Tell us about […]
Author Advent: Nicola Mostyn
Every day until Christmas Eve I’ll be introducing you to an author whose debut novel came out this year. Today it’s Nicola Mostyn. About Nicola Mostyn Nicola Mostyn lives in Manchester and is a big fan of the funny – both ha ha and peculiar. Her debut novel The Gods of Love was published by […]