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October 15, 2016:

· “All dystopias are telling you is to make sure you’ve got a lot of canned goods and a gun” · Charlotte Higgins · iv [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

November 10, 2016:

· Martin Aitchison Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Martin Aitchison]

November 11, 2016:

· Ted Chiang, The Science Fiction Genius Behind Arrival · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Ted Chiang]

November 29, 2016:

· Woman on the Edge of Time, 40 Years On: “Hope is the engine for imagining utopia” · Marge Piercy · ar

December 14, 2016:

· “People hope my book will be China’s Star Wars”: Liu Cixin on China’s Exploding Sci-fi Scene · David Barnett · iv [Ref. Liu Cixin]

January 11, 2017:

· Marlon James Reveals First Details of African Fantasy Trilogy · Danuta Kean · ar [Ref. Marlon James]

January 15, 2017:

· William Peter Blatty Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. William Peter Blatty]

January 17, 2017:

· “The fuel for my book was a slow-burning anger” · James Swallow · ar

· Tropes, Trolls and Trump: The Fantasy Writer Who Inspired George RR Martin · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Tad Williams & George R. R. Martin]

February 3, 2017:

· Ursula Le Guin Rebuts Charge That Science Fiction Is “Alternative Fact” · Danuta Kean · iv [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

February 4, 2017:

· “I like being British. Even when I’m ashamed, I’m fascinated” · Michelle Dean · iv [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

February 6, 2017:

· 30 Years of Culture: What Are the Top Five Iain M Banks Novels? · Damien Walter · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

February 11, 2017:

· Terry Pratchett Docudrama Is a Fittingly Imaginative Tribute to Discworld’s Genius · Frank Cottrell Boyce · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

February 15, 2017:

· Philip Pullman Unveils Epic Fantasy Trilogy The Book of Dust · Danuta Kean · ar [Ref. Philip Pullman]

· Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust Should Learn from JK Rowling’s Magic · Mark Lawson · ar [Ref. Philip Pullman]

February 17, 2017:

· Neil Gaiman Announces Neverwhere Sequel, The Seven Sisters · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

March 7, 2017:

· Top 10 Fantasy Fiction Universes · Samantha Shannon · ar

March 21, 2017:

· Colin Dexter Obituary · Dennis Barker · ob [Ref. Colin Dexter]

March 25, 2017:

· Dystopian Dreams: How Feminist Science Fiction Predicted the Future · Naomi Alderman · ar

March 30, 2017:

· “I wrote about my mother’s death, but I used time machines to do it” · Richard Lea · iv [Ref. Elan Mastai]

April 25, 2017:

· Robert Pirsig Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Robert Pirsig]

May 12, 2017:

· Let’s Just Say It: George RR Martin Needs to Get On with The Winds of Winter · David Barnett · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

May 26, 2017:

· Philip Pullman Offers First Look at His Dark Materials Follow-up The Book of Dust · Danuta Kean · ar [Ref. Philip Pullman]

· Before His Dark Materials: Philip Pullman’s New Novel · Philip Pullman · ex
extract from La Belle Sauvage forthcoming from David Fickling Books (October 2017).

June 24, 2017:

· “On my fifth book I’m a debutante” · Justine Jordan · iv [Ref. Mike McCormack]

· What Lies Beneath the Brave New World of Feminist Dystopian Sci-fi · Vanessa Thorpe · ar [Ref. Margaret Atwood, Naomi Alderman, Ada Palmer, Sarah Hall & Tricia Sullivan]

July 21, 2017:

· Game of Thrones Will Not Be Decided by a Contest of TV and Print · Stuart Kelly · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 24, 2017:

· Winds of Winter Could Be Out in 2018, Says George RR Martin · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

July 28, 2017:

· “Fantasy has become something you don’t have to be embarrassed about” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Robin Hobb]

August 21, 2017:

· Brian Aldiss · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Brian Aldiss]

· Science Fiction Author Brian Aldiss Dies Aged 92 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Brian W. Aldiss]

August 22, 2017:

· Brian Aldiss: The Pre-Eminent Science-Fiction Writer—and Always a Gentleman · Neil Gaiman · ar [Ref. Brian W. Aldiss]

September 2, 2017:

· Laugh a Minute: Six Short Plays · Michael Frayn · gp 2017
from Pocket Playhouse: Thirty-Six Short Entertainments, London, Faber, 2017.

September 15, 2017:

· The Endless Adaptability of Philip K Dick · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

September 18, 2017:

· “So many different types of strange”: How Nnedi Okorafor Is Changing the Face of Sci-fi · Eliza Anyangwe · iv [Ref. Nnedi Okorafor]

September 20, 2017:

· VE Schwab on International Success and Being Censored in Russia · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. V. E. Schwab]

September 21, 2017:

· The Hobbit at 80: Much More Than a Childish Prequel to The Lord of the Rings · David Barnett · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

October 1, 2017:

· Tim Poston Obituary · Ian Stewart · ob [Ref. Tim Poston]

October 3, 2017:

· The Edge of the Shoal · Cynan Jones · ss The New Yorker October 17 2016

October 17, 2017:

· Richard Wilbur Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Richard Wilbur]

October 19, 2017:

· Philip Pullman Launches La Belle Sauvage and Says Sequel Is Finished · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Philip Pullman]

December 6, 2017:

· “It’s pretty murderous”: Owen King on Writing an Apocalyptic Shocker with His Father Stephen · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Owen King]

December 9, 2017:

· Arthur C Clarke at 100: Still the King of Science Fiction · Adam Roberts · ar [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]

December 15, 2017:

· William Gass Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. William Gass]

December 24, 2017:

· Bethany on Jura · William Boyd · ss 2017
from The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth, London, Viking, 2017.

January 3, 2018:

· Sue Grafton Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Sue Grafton]

January 20, 2018:

· “I am not a prophet. Science fiction is really about now” · Lisa Allardice · iv [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

January 24, 2018:

· Ursula K Le Guin Obituary · John Clute · ob [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

· Don’t Know Where to Start? The Essential Novels of Ursula K Le Guin · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

· One of the Literary Greats of the 20th Century · Margaret Atwood · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

· Ursula K Le Guin, Sci-fi and Fantasy Author, Dies Aged 88 · Alison Flood & Benjamin Lee · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

January 25, 2018:

· Ursula K Le Guin by David Mitchell: “She was a crafter of fierce, focuse, fertile dreams” · David Mitchell · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

February 13, 2018:

· Altered Carbon Author Richard Morgan: “There’s no limit to my capacity for violence” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Richard Morgan]

February 26, 2018:

· “Laughably bad”: Terry Goodkind Apologises After Insulting Cover of His Own Book · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. Terry Goodkind]

February 27, 2018:

· Don’t Panic! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Is Back · Stephen Moss · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams & Eoin Colfer]

March 4, 2018:

· Who Put the Spark in Frankenstein’s Monster? · Jamie Doward · ar [Ref. Mary Shelley]

· On My Radar: Audrey Niffenegger’s Cultural Highlights · Audrey Niffenegger · ar

March 6, 2018:

· Terry Goodkind, Warrior Against Sexism? That’s What I Call Fantasy · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Goodkind]

March 27, 2018:

· “Deeply weird and enjoyable”: Ursula K Le Guin’s Electronica Album · Geeta Dayal · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

April 4, 2018:

· Neil Gaiman to Produce Gormenghast Adaptation for TV · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

April 17, 2018:

· Peter Nicholls Obituary · Jack Nicholls · ob [Ref. Peter Nicholls]

April 26, 2018:

· George RR Martin: A New Game of Thrones Book Is Coming… · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

May 10, 2018:

· Reg Gadney Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Reg Gadney]

May 30, 2018:

· Ursula K Le Guin Film Reveals Her Struggle to Write Women Into Fantasy · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

May 31, 2018:

· How Tolkien Created Middle-Earth · Samantha Shannon · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

June 19, 2018:

· Does Elon Musk Really Understand Iain M Banks’s “Utopian Anarchist” Culture? · Stuart Kelly · ar [Ref. Iain M. Banks]

June 25, 2018:

· Fantasy Author Raymond E Feist on Sex, Self-Doubt and George RR Martin · Elizabeth Flux · iv [Ref. Raymond E. Feist]

June 28, 2018:

· Science Fiction Writer Harlan Ellison Dies Aged 84 · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

June 29, 2018:

· Harlan Ellison Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

· Harlan Ellison: Where to Start Reading · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

July 8, 2018:

· Steve Ditko Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Steve Ditko]

July 28, 2018:

· “I’ll make a sign and hold it up”: Isobelle Carmody Takes Her Activism to the Streets · Angela Elizabeth · iv [Ref. Isobelle Carmody]

August 7, 2018:

· “I’ve always wanted more than one life”: The Strange World of Brian Catling · Sian Cain · iv [Ref. Brian Catling]

September 1, 2018:

· Why We Believe in Magic · Philip Pullman · ar

September 15, 2018:

· Lethal White [Cormoran Strike] · Robert Galbraith · ex Sphere, 2018

October 1, 2018:

· Judge Dredd Co-Creator Carlos Ezquerra Dies Aged 70 · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Carlos Ezquerra]

October 3, 2018:

· Fascist Spain Meets British Punk: The Subversive Genius of Judge Dredd · Ian Dunt · ar [Ref. Carlos Ezquerra]

October 9, 2018:

· “Everybody thinks fantasy is so safe. Are you kidding?” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Tamora Pierce]

October 15, 2018:

· “I used all my power to make YouTube powerful, good and strong” · Sian Cain · iv [Ref. Hank Green]

November 5, 2018:

· The Radical Democrats: A Poem for the Midterms · Rob Sears · pm

November 10, 2018:

· “I’ve been struggling with it”: George RR Martin on The Winds of Winter · Sian Cain · iv [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

· “When I began A Game of Thrones I thought it might be a short story” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

November 12, 2018:

· Stan Lee Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Stan Lee]

December 10, 2018:

· What Not: Lost Feminist Novel That Anticipated Brave New World Finally Finds Its Time · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Rose Macaulay]

December 12, 2018:

· Mortal Engines: What Philip Reeve’s Predator Cities Tell Us About Our World · David Owen · iv [Ref. Philip Reeve]

December 29, 2018:

· Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom · Sylvia Plath · ex
from the forthcoming book, Faber & Faber, January 2019.

February 8, 2019:

· Culture Wechats. Neil Gaiman on Good Omens, Sandman Rumours and His Next Book · Neil Gaiman · iv [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

· Unseen Robert A. Heinlein Novel Reworks “Awful” The Number of the Beast · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]

March 5, 2019:

· Charles McCarry Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Charles McCarry]

· I Found All My Childhood Heroes in Fantasy Novels · Yassmin Abdel-Magied · ar

April 4, 2019:

· Vonda N. McIntyre Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Vonda N. McIntyre]

April 16, 2019:

· Gene Wolfe, “Magnificent” Giant of Science Fiction, Dies Aged 87 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Gene Wolfe]

April 29, 2019:

· Gene Wolfe Obituary · John Clute · ob [Ref. Gene Wolfe]

April 30, 2019:

· Bring on the Unicorns! George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones Surprise · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

May 14, 2019:

· George RR Martin Scorns “Absurd” Claims He’s Finished Writing Game of Thrones · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

June 3, 2019:

· Jack Cohen Obituary · Ian Stewart · ob [Ref. Jack Cohen]

June 9, 2019:

· Anthony Price Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Anthony Price]

July 12, 2019:

· William Gray Obituary · Donald Haase · ob [Ref. William Gray]

July 26, 2019:

· From Black Panther to Tade Thompson: Why Afrofuturism Is Taking Over Sci-fi · Adam Roberts · ar [Ref. Tade Thompson]

July 27, 2019:

· Conquistadors · Simon Armitage · pm

August 5, 2019:

· Marcel Berlins Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Marcel Berlins]

August 18, 2019:

· “Game of Thrones finishing is freeing, I’m at my own pace” · Sarah Hughes · iv [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

September 2, 2019:

· Doctor Who Writer and Script Editor Terrance Dicks Dies Aged 84 · Amy Walker & David Barnett · ar [Ref. Terrance Dicks]

September 4, 2019:

· Part One: The Ardua Hall Holograph · Margaret Atwood · ex from The Testaments, Chatto & Windus, September 2019

September 17, 2019:

· “I think the combination of violence and humour wasn’t an immediate easy sell” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Joe Abercrombie]

September 30, 2019:

· Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Author to Return After 16-Year Gap · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Susanna Clarke]

November 7, 2019:

· Who Is the Dice Man? The Elusive Writer Behind the Disturbing Cult Novel · Emmanuel Carrère · ex (r), as “In Search of the Dice Man” [Ref. Luke Rhinehart]
from 97,196 Words, Bodley Head, November 2019.

January 6, 2020:

· MC Beaton · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. M. C. Beaton]

January 11, 2020:

· “I Was Losing the Sense of How Weird the Real World Was” · Sam Leith · iv [Ref. William Gibson]

February 3, 2020:

· Tom Adams Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Tom Adams]

February 9, 2020:

· How Agatha Christie Mystery The Pale Horse May Have Inspired a Murderer · Kathryn Harkup · ar [Ref. Agatha Christie]

February 22, 2020:

· The Mirror and the Light · Hilary Mantel · ex

· Hilary Mantel : “I Get Quite Amazed at People Saying I Have Writer’s Block, I’ve Been Like a Factory” · Alex Clark · ar [Ref. Hilary Mantel]

February 27, 2020:

· Clive Cussler Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Clive Cussler]

March 5, 2020:

· Fever Dreams: Did Author Dean Koontz Really Predict Coronavirus · Adam Roberts · ar [Ref. Dean Koontz]

March 10, 2020:

· Come On In, the Water’s Dystopian! JG Ballard’s Drowned World Hits an Essex Swimming Pool · Stuart Jeffries · ar [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

March 17, 2020:

· Make Room! Make Room! Is a Revelatory Novel to Read Right Now · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. Harry Harrison]

March 18, 2020:

· “I feel fine”: George RR Martin Reassures Fans from Self-Isolation · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

March 24, 2020:

· Make Room! Make Room! Versus Soylent Green: Can Film Trump Book · Sam Jordison · ar [Ref. Harry Harrison]

March 27, 2020:

· Albert Uderzo Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Albert Uderzo]

April 1, 2020:

· “I Have No Mind’s Eye”: What Is It Like Being an Author with Aphantasia? · Mark Lawrence · ar

April 2, 2020:

· “House of Leaves Changed My Life”: The Cult Novel at 20 · Andrew Lloyd · ar [Ref. Mark Z. Danielewski]

April 7, 2020:

· Ice Caves, Orcas and Eating Blubber: How Michelle Paver Returned to the Stone Age · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Michelle Paver]

April 11, 2020:

· Anne Tyler: “Up Close You’ll Always See Things to Be Optimistic About” · Hadley Freeman · ar [Ref. Anne Tyler]

April 19, 2020:

· Naoise Dolan: “I’m Not Good at Presenting Myself as Likeable” · Sian Cain · iv [Ref. Naoise Dolan]

April 28, 2020:

· Terry Pratchett Novels to Get ’Absolutely Faithful’ TV Adaptations · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

April 30, 2020:

· Maj Sjöwall Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Maj Sjöwall]

May 1, 2020:

· Stanley Johnson Pushes for New Release of His 40-Year-Old Virus Novel · Mark Brown · ar [Ref. Stanley Johnson]; about The Marburg Virus.

May 2, 2020:

· “It’s Easier to Get a Book Set in Black Africa Published if You’re White” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. N. K. Jemisin]

May 22, 2020:

· Legendary Paris Bookshop Reveals Reading Habits of Illustrious Clientele · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ernest Hemingway]; about lending library of Shakespeare and Company being digitized.

May 26, 2020:

· The Australian Book You’ve Finally Got Time For: On the Beach by Nevil Shute · Chris Flynn · ar [Ref. Nevil Shute]

July 7, 2020:

· Final Terry Pratchett Stories to Be Published in September · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

_ · The Tropnecian Invasion of Great Britain · Terry Pratchett · ss Bucks Free Press February 18 1966, as “[untitled story]” by Uncle Jim

July 11, 2020:

· “Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human” · Sam Leith · iv [Ref. Charlie Kaufman]

July 20, 2020:

· An Author Bought His Own Book to Get Higher on Bestseller Lists. Is That Fair? · David Bennett · ar [Ref. Mark Dawson]

July 22, 2020:

· Author Loses Spot in Top Ten After Buying 400 Copies of Own Book · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Mark Dawson]

July 23, 2020:

· Brandon Sanderson: “After a Dozen Rejected Novels, You Think Maybe This Isn’t for You” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Brandon Sanderson]

July 28, 2020:

· Ronald Bergan Obituary · Clive Hirschhorn · ob [Ref. Ronald Bergan]

July 29, 2020:

· First George R R Martin, Now Patrick Rothfuss: The Curse of Sequel-Hungry Fans · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Patrick Rothfuss]

August 3, 2020:

· John Boyne Accidentally Includes Zelda Video Game Monsters in Novel · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. John Boyne]

August 16, 2020:

· Don’t Expect Any More Historical Fiction from Me, Says Hilary Mantel · Mark Brown · ar [Ref. Hilary Mantel]

August 19, 2020:

· “You’ll Have to Die to Get These Texts”: Ocean Vuong’s Next Manuscript to Be Unveiled in 2114 · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. Ocean Vuong]

August 26, 2020:

· Amazon TV Adaptation of Iain Banks’s Culture Series Is Cancelled · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Iain Banks]

September 3, 2020:

· Oedipus Vex: French Philosopher Disowns Son Over Novel · Kim Willsher · ar [Ref. Jean-Paul & Raphaël Enthoven]

September 7, 2020:

· TS Eliot Estate Steps in to Help Bronte Parsonage Museum Rescue Appeal · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. T. S. Eliot]

September 11, 2020:

· “Science fiction celebrates the possibilities of life” · Michael McNay · iv The Guardian September 11 1970 [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

September 12, 2020:

· “I Was Cut Off from the World, Bound in One Place by Illness” · Justine Jordan · ar [Ref. Susanna Clarke]

September 16, 2020:

· Story of “Bloodthirsty Unicorns” Brings Debut Author Record Publishing Deal · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. A. F. Steadman]

September 22, 2020:

· “Dad Would Be Smiling to See My Name on a Book” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Rhianna Pratchett]

· Milan Kundera “Joyfully” Accepts Czech Republic’s Franz Kafka Prize · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Milan Kundera]

September 23, 2020:

· J.K. Rowling’s New Thriller Takes No 1 Slot Amid Transphobic Row · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

· “The Great African Novel of the 21st Century”: Namwali Serpell Wins Arthur C Clarke Award · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Namwali Serpell]

September 25, 2020:

· Netflix Faces Call to Rethink Liu Cixin Adaptation After His Uighur Comments · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Liu Cixin]

September 30, 2020:

· More Than 200 Writers and Publishers Sign Letter in Support of Trans and Non-Binary People · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

October 5, 2020:

· Unseen Spoof by Raymond Chandler Shows Writer’s “Human Side” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Raymond Chandler]; about publication of “Advice to an Employer” in The Strand.

· Akwaeke Emezi Shuns Women’s Prize for Details of Sex as Defined “By Law” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Akwaeke Emezi]

October 9, 2020:

· “Narnia Made Me Want to Write, to Do That Magic Trick” · Neil Gaiman · ar

October 10, 2020:

· 25 Years of His Dark Materials: Philip Pullman on the Journey of a Lifetime · Philip Pullman · ar

October 11, 2020:

· Janet Freer Obituary · Fiona Murrell · ob [Ref. Janet Freer]

October 12, 2020:

· BBC’s The Watch “Shares No DNA with Terry Pratchett’s Work” Says Daughter · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

October 18, 2020:

· “I Wonder What Would Happen if Power Failed Everywhere” · Rachel Cooke · ar [Ref. Don DeLillo]

October 19, 2020:

· Controversial Plans to Develop James Joyce House Into Hostel Approved · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. James Joyce]

October 23, 2020:

· “I Can Always Find Solace in Middle-Earth and Tolkien’s Imagination” · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Jeffery Deaver]

October 26, 2020:

· “I feel very protective of my fans. I am aware of my responsibility to make them feel safe” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Rick Riordan]

November 7, 2020:

· Caught in Time’s Current · Margaret Atwood · ar

· Dearly · Margaret Atwood · pm

November 9, 2020:

· “Don’t Read Clockwork Orange, It’s a Foul Farrago”, Wrote Burgess · Dalya Alberge · ar [Ref. Anthony Burgess]

· Georgia’s Political Heroine…and Romance Author · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Stacey Abrams]

November 11, 2020:

· “A Literary Masterpiece”: M. John Harrison Wins Goldsmiths Prize for Innovative Fiction · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. M. John Harrison]

November 16, 2020:

· Harlan Ellison’s The Last Dangerous Visions May Finally Be Published, After Four-Decade Wait · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

· Jonathan Franzen Is Back! With the Grandest-Sounding Novel of 2021 · Alison Flood · ar

November 19, 2020:

· Unseen JRR Tolkien Essays on Middle-Earth Coming in 2021 · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

· Star Wars Author Appeals to Disney in Fight Over Royalties · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alan Dean Foster]

November 25, 2020:

· Romance Novelists Raise $400,000 for Georgia Senate Races—With Help from Stacey Abrams · Lois Beckett · ar [Ref. Stacey Abrams]

December 5, 2020:

· Ian Rankin to Complete William McIlvanny’s Final Novel The Dark Remains · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ian Rankin & William McIlvanney]

December 6, 2020:

· Roald Dahl’s Family Apologises for His Antisemitism · Harriet Sherwood · ar [Ref. Roald Dahl]

December 8, 2020:

· Questions Raised Over Charity Seeking to Buy J.R.R. Tolkien’s Oxford House · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

December 10, 2020:

· “If She Were a Bloke, She’d Be in Print”: The Lost Novels of Gertrude Trevelyan · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. G. E. Trevelyan]

December 17, 2020:

· Unseen Shirley Jackson Story to Be Published · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Shirley Jackson]

· Alanna Knight Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Alanna Knight]

December 21, 2020:

· Pioneering Fairytale Author Madame D’Aulnoy Back in Print After Centuries · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy]

December 22, 2020:

· Lawsuit Over “Warmer” Sherlock Depicted in Enola Holmes Dismissed [Sherlock Holmes] · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle & Nancy Springer]

January 1, 2021:

· George Orwell Is Out of Copyright. What Happens Now? · D. J. Taylor · ar [Ref. George Orwell]

· “I Read Naked Lunch When It Was Still Quasi-Illicit” · William Gibson · ar

January 2, 2021:

· “These Trenches We’re in Are So Deep” · Killian Fox · iv [Ref. George Saunders]

January 8, 2021:

· War of the Words: HG Wells Coin Also Features False Quote · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. H. G. Wells]

January 9, 2021:

· “I understand crisis. I grew up in a very, very extreme way” · Claire Armitstead · iv [Ref. Jenni Fagan]

January 10, 2021:

· One Hundred Years Since a Hellish Vision of Technology Spawned That Fateful Word: Robot · Simon Lowe · ar [Ref. Karel Capek]

January 19, 2021:

· “A Force to Be Reckoned With”: The Fantasy World Pays Tribute to Storm Constantine · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Storm Constantine]

January 26, 2021:

· “Utterly Original” Monique Roffey Wins Costa Book of the Year · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Monique Roffey]

January 27, 2021:

· “I’m Flabbergasted”: Monique Roffey on Women, Whiteness, and Winning the Costa · Claire Armitstead · ar [Ref. Monique Roffey]

January 28, 2021:

· “I Was Pretty Crushed”: Mitch Benn Wrote Two Novels—Then Stopped. What Happened? · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Mitch Benn]

February 4, 2021:

· “I Think I’ve Written More Sherlock Holmes Than Even Conan Doyle”: The Ongoing Fight to Reimagine Holmes [Sherlock Holmes] · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle]

February 7, 2021:

· “Lucky for Him He Could Write” L Ken Burns Takes on Ernest Hemingway · Martin Pengelly · ar [Ref. Ernest Hemingway]

February 13, 2021:

· “Everyone Called Me Crazy for Divorcing in My 70s. I’ve Never Been Afraid of Being Alone” · Fiona Sturges · ar [Ref. Isabel Allende]

February 20, 2021:

· “AI, Gene-Editing, Big Data…I Worry We Are Not in Control of These Things Any More” · Lisa Allardice · ar [Ref. Kazuo Ishiguro]

February 21, 2021:

· Unseen Work by Proust Announced as “Thunderclap” by French Publisher · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. Marcel Proust]

February 22, 2021:

· The 120 Days of Sodom: France Seeks Help to Buy “Most Impure Tale Ever Written” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Marquis de Sade]

· As a Black Lord of the Rings Fan, I Felt Left Out of Fantasy Worlds. So I Created My Own · Namina Forna · ar

March 11, 2021:

· Norton Juster Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Norton Juster]

March 13, 2021:

· My Father Was Famous as John Le Carre. My Mother Was His Crucial, Covert Collaborator · Nick Cornwell · ar [Ref. John le Carre]

March 22, 2021:

· Douglas Adams’ Note to Self Reveals Author Found Writing Torture · Mark Brown · ar [Ref. Douglas Adams]

March 24, 2021:

· Campaign to Buy JRR Tolkien’s Oxford House Fails · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

March 31, 2021:

· Larry McMurtry Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Larry McMurtry]

April 3, 2021:

· Salman Rushdie on Midnight’s Children at 40: “India Is No Longer the Country of This Novel” · Salman Rushdie · ar

April 5, 2021:

· Soviet Version of Lord of the Rings Discovered After 30 Years · Andrew Roth · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

April 15, 2021:

· Rathbones Folio Prize Paid £30,000 to Scammers Posing as the Winner · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. Valeria Luiselli]

April 20, 2021:

· Terry Pratchett’s Novel Turns 50: “At 17 He Showed Promise of a Brilliant Mind” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

April 23, 2021:

· “My Novel Now Feels Unnerving”: Authors Who Predicted the Pandemic · Christina Sweeney-Baird · ar

May 3, 2021:

· “I’m Bursting with Fiction”: Alan Moore Announces Five-Volume Fantasy Epic · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alan Moore]

May 17, 2021:

· “People sneer at the things women and girls love” · Sian Cain · iv [Ref. Leigh Bardugo]

May 29, 2021:

· “As a Woman, I’m Aware of the Limitations of Tech” · Liesl Schillinger · ar [Ref. Tahmima Anam]

June 7, 2021:

· “The Beat Went On”: What Happened to Jan Kerouac, Jack’s Forgotten Daughter · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Jan Kerouac]

June 19, 2021:

· Douglas Coupland on Generation X at 30: “Generational Trashing Is Eternal” · Douglas Coupland · ar

June 28, 2021:

· Why Do Writers Need Agents? to Keep Track of the Rejections · Chris Paling · ar

July 10, 2021:

· “Writing the End Was Really Emotional” · Suzi Feay · ar [Ref. Christopher Fowler]

July 16, 2021:

· “You Don’t Have to Be Disabled to Write About Disability, but You’d Better Get It Right” · Jarred McGinnis · ar

July 30, 2021:

· “Campaigners Push to Revive Fame of Working-Class Novelist” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Ethel Carnie Holdsworth]

August 2, 2021:

· Mo Hayder Obituary · Mark Billingham · ob [Ref. Mo Hayder]

August 28, 2021:

· Sally Rooney on the Hell of Fame: “It Doesn’t Seem to Work for Anyone” · Emma Brockes · ar [Ref. Sally Rooney]

August 29, 2021:

· A Master of Self-Promotion: Letters Revealed How Philip Roth “Hustled” for Prizes · Dalya Alberge · ar

September 1, 2021:

· “I Guess I’m Having a Go at Killing It”: Salman Rushdie to Bypass Print and Publish Next Book on Substack · Shelley Helpworth · ar [Ref. Salman Rushdie]

September 3, 2021:

· “Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Taught Me to Be Courageous in Writing” · Susanna Clarke · ar [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

September 16, 2021:

· And Then There Were Two: Novel Thought to Have Inspired Agatha Christie Gets First UK Publication · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Gwen Bristow & Bruce Manning]

September 17, 2021:

· How the 21st Century Would Have Disappointed HG Wells · Elif Shafak · ar [Ref. H. G. Wells]

September 21, 2021:

· Richard Osman’s Second Book Is One of the Fastest-Selling Novels Since Records Began · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Richard Osman]

October 5, 2021:

· Robert Richardson Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Robert Richardson]

October 25, 2021:

· “You don’t want to have a brilliant idea for a novel at the age of 87” · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Alan Garner]

November 14, 2021:

· Wilbur Smith Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Wilbur Smith]

November 15, 2021:

· Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Documentary 40 Years in the Making · David Smith · ar [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut]

November 23, 2021:

· Outlander Author Diana Gabaldon: “I Needed Scotsmen Because of the Kilt Factor” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Diana Gabaldon]

· Tolkien Estate Blocks “JRR Token” Cryptocurrency · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

December 3, 2021:

· “The Chronicles of Narnia Are Atrociously Written” · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Alan Garner]

December 6, 2021:

· “A Sense of Discovery”: Philip Pullman on Religion, School Plays and The Book of Dust · Arifa Akbar · iv [Ref. Philip Pullman]

December 7, 2021:

· Feminist Retelling of Nineteen Eighty-Four Approved by Orwel’s Estate · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. George Orwell]

December 9, 2021:

· How Will Humanity Endure the Climate Crisis? I Asked an Acclaimed Sci-fi Writer · Daniel Aldana Cohen · iv [Ref. Kim Stanley Robinson]

· “Help! I’ve been spotted!” Terry Pratchett on Thief, His Favourite Video Game · Rick Lane · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

December 15, 2021:

· Anne Rice Obituary · David Barnett · ob [Ref. Anne Rice]

December 17, 2021:

· A Christmas Carol’s Lesser-Known Successor Gets Its Place in the Spotlight · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Charles Dickens]

January 7, 2022:

· Michel Houellebecq Envisages 2027 French Election in Latest Novel Destroy · Lucy Knight · ar [Ref. Michel Houellebecq]

January 11, 2022:

· Jacqueline Wilson Is a Perfect Pick to Reinvent Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Jacqueline Wilson & Enid Blyton]

January 15, 2022:

· “The Collapse of Humanity Is Deathly Funny”: Gary Shteyngart on Writing Comedy in Difficult Times · Gary Shteyngart · ar

January 25, 2022:

· Malorie Blackman on Seeing Her Sci-fi Novel About a Pig Heart Transplant Come True · Malorie Blackman · ar

January 26, 2022:

· Official Biography of Terry Pratchett to Be Published · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

· Terry Pratchett Estate Backs Jack Monroe’s Idea for “Vimes Boots” Poverty Index · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

February 4, 2022:

· “If I Need Cheering Up, Jamie Oliver’s Recipes Usually Help” · David Mitchell · ar

February 16, 2022:

· PJ O’Rourke Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. P. J. O’Rourke]

February 26, 2022:

· Unseen JRR Tolkien Paintings, Photographs, and Video Clips Released · Harriet Sherwood · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

· Violence Is Violent and Sex Is Sexy. You Are Supposed to Be Appalled · Lisa Allardice · iv [Ref. Marlon James]

· When Done Right, Horror Is a Transformative Experience · Hephzibah Anderson · ar [Ref. Catriona Ward]

February 28, 2022:

· Edgar Allan Poe’s Pocket Watch Among Donations to Museum · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe]

March 6, 2022:

· “I’m a Boring Writer; I’m Not Going to Tell You” · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. Karen Joy Fowler]

March 23, 2022:

· “We Are Back in His Company” le Carré Returns in a Revealing Collection of Private Letters · Lucy Knight · ar [Ref. John le Carré]

March 25, 2022:

· “I Would Not Be Free to Express My Opinion”: Philip Pullman Steps Down as Society of Authors President · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Philip Pullman]

April 9, 2022:

· “Readers have tattoos from Station Eleven. It blows my mind” · Emma Brockes · iv [Ref. Emily St. John Mandel]

April 10, 2022:

· Jack Higgins Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Jack Higgins]

April 22, 2022:

· “Villanelle Will Be Back!” Killing Eve’s Author Speaks Out Over the Catastrophic TV Finale · Luke Jennings · ar

· “Life is short, so you have to get on with it”: AF Steadman on Unicorns, Leaving Law and Her Record-Breaking Book Deal · Claire Armistead · iv [Ref. A. F. Steadman]

April 29, 2022:

· “Whatever I Loved About Enid Blyton Isn’t There When I Go Back as an Adult” · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

May 3, 2022:

· Elspeth Barker Obituary · Alexandra Pringle · ob [Ref. Elspeth Barker]

May 6, 2022:

· Neal Adams Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Neal Adams]

May 24, 2022:

· Atwood Responds to Book Bans with “Unburnable” Edition of Handmaid’s Tale · Martin Pengelly · ar [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

May 30, 2022:

· George Perez Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. George Perez]

June 9, 2022:

· Unseen Works by “Queen of Gothic Fiction” Published · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Shirley Jackson]

June 10, 2022:

· Miles Franklin Prize Removes Novel from Longlist After Apologies for Plagiarism · Anna Verney · ar [Ref. John Hughes]

June 15, 2022:

· Parts of John Hughes’ Novel The Dogs Copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina · Anna Verney · ar [Ref. John Hughes]

June 18, 2022:

· “I Used to Almost Fear Opening a Book” · Hephzibah Anderson · iv [Ref. Sarah Hall]

· “There Was Practically a Riot at King’s Cross”: An Oral History of Harry Potter at 25 · Lisa Allardice · iv [Ref. J. K. Rowling]

June 21, 2022:

· Malorie Blackman’s “Dynamic Imaginary Worlds” Win Her the PEN Pinter Prize · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Malorie Blackman]

June 30, 2022:

· “This Is a Perfect Novel”: Sally Rooney on the Book That Transformed Her Life · Sally Rooney · ar [Ref. Natalia Ginzburg]

July 7, 2022:

· Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London Series Are Set for TV Adaptation · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Ben Aaronovitch]

July 12, 2022:

· Frederick Nolan Obituary · Gwyn Headley · ob [Ref. Frederick Nolan]

July 27, 2022:

· Margaret Atwood to Publish “Highly Personal” Collection of Short Stories · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

July 30, 2022:

· “I can’t do superheroes, but I can do gods”: Neil Gaiman on Comics, Diversity and Casting Death · John Harris Dunning · iv [Ref. Neil Gaiman]

July 31, 2022:

· Alan Grant Obituary · David Barnett · ob [Ref. Alan Grant]

August 13, 2022:

· Nanwali Serpell: “I Find Uncertainty Compelling in Literature” · Anthony Cummins · iv

August 15, 2022:

· Philip Purser Obituary · Mike Ripley · ob [Ref. Philip Purser]

August 16, 2022:

· “More Zeroes Than I’ve Seen in My Life”: The Author Who Got a Six-Figure Deal Via “BookTok” · Alison Flood · ar [Ref. Alex Aster]

August 18, 2022:

· Swedish Gaming Giant Buys Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Rights · Mark Sweney · ar [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]

August 23, 2022:

· German Publisher Pulls Winnetou Books Amid Racial Stereotyping Row · Kate Connolly · ar [Ref. Karl May]

August 27, 2022:

· “I Just Wanted My Life to End”: The Mystery of Agatha Christie’s Disappearance · Lucy Worsley · ex [Ref. Agatha Christie]
from Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman forthcoming from Hodder & Stoughton (September 2022).

September 9, 2022:

· Peter Straub Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Peter Straub]

September 15, 2022:

· Javier Marías Obituary · Margaret Jull Costa · ob [Ref. Javier Marías]

September 17, 2022:

· “I Think I Was Good, Though I Could Have Been Better”: Terry Pratchett and the Writing of His Life · Rob Wilkins · ex from Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes, Doubleday, September 2022

September 22, 2022:

· Philip Pullman Calls for Inquiry Into Writers’ Trade Union the Society of Authors · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Philip Pullman]

September 23, 2022:

· Dame Hilary Mantel Obituary · Lisa Allardice · ob [Ref. Hilary Mantel]

September 27, 2022:

· The Jukebox Heart · Leonard Cohen · ss

· Tom Hanks Announces “Wildly Ambitious” New Novel · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Tom Hanks]

October 7, 2022:

· Brian Catling Obituary · Oliver Basciano · ob [Ref. Brian Catling]

· Watchman Creator Alan Moore: “I’m Definitely Done with Comics” · Sam Leith · ar [Ref. Alan Moore]

October 8, 2022:

· “There’s a Sri Lankan Gallows Humour—We’ve Been Through a Lot of Catastrophes” · John Self · ar [Ref. Shehan Karunatilaka]

· “Each Envelope Was a Treasure”: How I Became le Carre’s Friend and Reader · Philippe Sands · mm [Ref. John le Carre]

October 14, 2022:

· Peter Robinson Obituary · Peter Guttridge · ob [Ref. Peter Robinson]

October 15, 2022:

· “Thank God That’s Done” · Tim Lewis · iv [Ref. Malorie Blackman]

October 22, 2022:

· The Passenger · Cormac McCarthy · ex Picador, October 2022

· “Whatever I was going to be I wanted to be really good”: Cormac McCarthy’s Life in Writing · Richard B. Woodward · iv [Ref. Cormac McCarthy]

October 25, 2022:

· Descendant of Doctor Zhivago Author Loses Copyright Court Case · Haroon Siddique · ar [Ref. Boris Pasternak, Anna Pasternak & Lara Prescott]

October 29, 2022:

· Talking Typewriters and Slithering Eels: An Extract from Garth Marenghi’s Chilling New Novel · Garth Marenghi · ex
from TerrorTomes forthcoming from Hodder Studio (November 3, 2022).

· Garth Marenghi: “Many writers cite me as an influence…and I will be suing them all” · Rich Pelley · iv [Ref. Garth Marenghi]

· Jonathan Coe: “We’re a nation driven by emotion and not by reason” · Lisa Allardice · iv [Ref. Jonathan Coe]

November 5, 2022:

· “I Want to Open a Window in Their Souls”: Haruki Murakami on the Power of Writing Simply · Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel & Ted Goossen · ex from Novelist as a Vocation, Doubleday, November 2022
translated from the Japanese.

November 8, 2022:

· “If masterpiece means anything, it means Cat’s Cradle”: The Kurt Vonnegut Novels Everyone Should Read · John Self · ar [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut]

November 12, 2022:

· John Banville: “There’s been a creeping retreat into infantilism” · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. John Banville]

November 16, 2022:

· Ink · Olivia Douglass · ss; winner of the 4thWrite prize for short story by a previously unpublished writer of colour, sponsored by the Guardian and publisher 4th Estate.

· Olivia Douglass Wins 4thWrite Prize for “Gripping” Short Story Ink · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Olivia Douglass]

November 17, 2022:

· Marcus Sedgwick, Celebrated Children’s Author, Dies Aged 54 · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Marcus Sedgwick]

November 18, 2022:

· The War Poets Were the Reason I Left the Army and Became a Writer · Michael Morpurgo · ar

· Recently Discovered Wind in the Willows Illustration to Be Sold at Auction · Sarah Shafti · ar [Ref. E. H. Shepard]

· “Taking life advice from John Donne would be disastrous”—The Roof-Waling, Trapeze-Flying Baillie Gifford winner · Lisa Allerdice · iv [Ref. Katherine Rundell]

November 19, 2022:

· Melvin Burgess: “The Norse myths are full of sex and violence” · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. Melvin Burgess]

· If You Don’t Have Sex and Romance, You Feel Like You Haven’t Achieved · Lucy Knight · iv [Ref. Alice Oseman]

November 20, 2022:

· David English Obituary · Matthew Engel · ob [Ref. David English]

November 26, 2022:

· I’m Seen as a Still-Walking Dead White Man · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. Will Self]

November 28, 2022:

· Martin Barker Obituary · Rosie Barker · ob [Ref. Martin Barker]

· “I believe literature is in peril”: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Comes Out Fighting for Freedom of Speech · Zoe Williams · iv [Ref. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]

December 1, 2022:

· Marcus Sedgwick Obituary · Julia Eccleshare · ob [Ref. Marcus Sedgwick]

· Bob Cattell Obituary · Bridget Taylor · ob [Ref. Bob Cattell]

December 2, 2022:

· Rodney Peppé Obituary · Barley Roscoe · ob [Ref. Rodney Peppé]

December 3, 2022:

· Midwinter Magic: Robert Macfarlane on the Enduring Power of The Dark Is Rising · Robert Macfarlane · ar [Ref. Susan Cooper]

December 5, 2022:

· “Hilary and I were both broken women”: Louise Penny on Writing a Political Thriller with Clinton · Alison Flood · iv [Ref. Louise Penny & Hillary Clinton]

December 8, 2022:

· “Johnny” Johnson obituary · Nigel Fountain · ob [Ref. George Leonard Johnson]

December 9, 2022:

· Marijane Meaker Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Marijane Meaker]

· A. M. Homes: “Richard Powers is the American novelist for the 21st century” · A. M. Homes · ar [Ref. Richard Powers]

December 10, 2022:

· Stories with Teeth: How Animal Tales Help Us Understand Humans · Katherine Rundell · ar [Ref. Richard Adams]

· Fran Lebowitz on Life Without the Internet: “If I’m cancelled, don’t tell me!” · Fiona Sturges · iv [Ref. Fran Lebowitz]

· Hilary Mantel Remembered by Ben Miles · Ben Miles · ar [Ref. Hilary Mantel]

December 12, 2022:

· “She’s writing in a state of emergency”: Lillian Hellman’s Thrilling Watch on the Rhine · David Jays · ar [Ref. Lillian Hellman]

· TerrorTome: Garth Marenghi Puts the “Boo” in Book Tour · Brian Logan · iv [Ref. Matthew Holness]

December 13, 2022:

· “Nobody was safe”: The Shocking, Dangerous Brilliance of Victor Lewis-Smith · Tim Worthington · ar [Ref. Victor Lewis-Smith]

· Shirley Hughes Remembered by Clara Vulliamy · Clara Vulliamy · ar [Ref. Shirley Hughes]

· Adrian Flynn Obituary · Paul Brodrick · ob [Ref. Adrian Flynn]

December 14, 2022:

· “Every goodbye ain’t gone”: Remembering the Life and Work of Valerie Boyd · Anoa Monsho · ar [Ref. Valerie Boyd]

· Ann Cleeves Loses Laptop Containing Draft of New Book in Shetland Blizzard · Nadia Knomami · ar [Ref. Ann Cleeves]

· Contest Challenges AI to Solve Legendary Literary Puzzle “Cain’s Jawbone” · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. E. Powys Mathers]

December 15, 2022:

· James Patterson to Complete Unfinished Michael Crichton Book · Benjamin Lee · ar [Ref. James Patterson & Michael Crichton]

· Writer Recovers Laptop Containing Half-Finished Novel After Shetland Blizzard · Christy Cooney · ar [Ref. Ann Cleeves]

· Victor Lewis-Smith Obituary · Stuart Jeffries · ob [Ref. Victor Lewis-Smith]

December 16, 2022:

· “I’m parking my guilt”: Confessions of a Celebrity Children’s Book Ghost Writer · [uncredited] · ar

December 17, 2022:

· “I’ve been banned since the beginning”: Jason Reynolds Talks to Joseph Coehlo · Joseph Coehlo · iv [Ref. Jason Reynolds]

· Innocence, Sex and War: Geoff Dyer on Why The Go-Between Is a Novel for Our Time · Geoff Dyer · ar [Ref. L. P. Hartley]

December 19, 2022:

· Geoffrey Elborn Obituary · R. M. Healey · ob [Ref. Geoffrey Elborn]

· The Norse Myths Are Full of Sex and Violence · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. Melvin Burgess]

December 20, 2022:

· Andrew Nickolds Obituary · Matthew Engel · ob [Ref. Andrew Nickolds]

· Hans Magnus Enzensberger Obituary · Stuart Jeffries · ob [Ref. Hans Magnus Enzensberger]

December 21, 2022:

· Chris Boucher Obituary · Toby Hadoke · ob [Ref. Chris Boucher]

December 22, 2022:

· David Pownall Obituary · Michael Coveney · ob [Ref. David Pownall]

December 23, 2022:

· I Had to Grow Up Before I Could Cope with Middlemarch · Philip Pullman · ar

December 29, 2022:

· Greg Bear Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Greg Bear]

January 1, 2023:

· Alison Selford Obituary · Ruth Lingford · ob [Ref. Alison Selford]

January 4, 2023:

· Writer Fay Weldon Dies Aged 91 · Richard Lea · ob [Ref. Fay Weldon]

· Fay Weldon: The Fearless Glass Ceiling Cracker Who Loved Being Outrageous · Jenny Colgan · ar [Ref. Fay Weldon]

· Fay Weldon Obituary · Claire Armistead · ob [Ref. Fay Weldon]

· David Gold, Joint-Chairman of West Ham United, Dies at Age of 86 · Jacob Steinberg · ar [Ref. David Gold]

January 5, 2023:

· Fay Weldon: A Defiant Writer Who Was Thoroughly Wised-Up · Alex Clark · ar [Ref. Fay Weldon]

January 6, 2023:

· I Was Introduced to James Baldwin’s Novels in Prison · Alex Wheatle · ar [Ref. Alex Wheatle]

January 11, 2023:

· Jeremy Bullmore Obituary · William Eccleshare · ob [Ref. Jeremy Bullmore]

· “My father ruled through pain”: Colin Grant on the Stories Behind I’m Black So You Don’t Have to Be · Alex Mistlin · iv [Ref. Colin Grant]

· “Let the fun begin!” Why Did Romance Writer Susan Meachen Fake Her Own Death? · Arwa Mahdawi · ar [Ref. Susan Meachen]

January 13, 2023:

· Paul Johnson Obituary · Geoffrey Wheatcroft · ob [Ref. Paul Bede Johnson]

· Writing Wrongs: How True Crime Authors Can Fall Victim to Tragedy · Janice Hallett · ar [Ref. Truman Capote, Michelle McNamara, Maggie Nelson, David Kushner & Penny Farmer]

January 14, 2023:

· Bret Easton Ellis: “James and the Giant Peach changed my life” · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. Bret Easton Ellis]

· A Romance Novelist Came Back to Life. Angry Fans Say She Faked Her Death · J. Oliver Conroy · ar [Ref. Susan Meachen]

January 15, 2023:

· Ronald Blythe Obituary · Patrick Barkham · ob [Ref. Ronald Blythe]

January 17, 2023:

· Aonghas MacNeacail Obituary · Brian Wilson · ob [Ref. Aonghas MacNeacail]

January 18, 2023:

· Jonathan Raban, Travel Writer and Novelist, Dies Aged 80 · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. Jonathan Raban]

· Jonathan Raban: His Travel Writing Could Pierce Your Heart · Philip Marsden · ar [Ref. Jonathan Raban]

· Jonathan Raban Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Jonathan Raban]

· TS Eliot Prize Winner Anthony Joseph: How Poetry Helped Me Love My Absent Father · Sarah Shaffi · iv [Ref. Anthony Joseph]

January 19, 2023:

· Colin Thubron: “Simone de Beauvoir altered my ideas about women” · Colin Thubron · ar

January 21, 2023:

· Aleksandar Hemon: “A book isn’t a car—not everything has to work” · Anthony Cummins · iv [Ref. Aleksandar Hemon]

January 24, 2023:

· Graham Oakley Obituary · Julia Eccleshare · ob [Ref. Graham Oakley]

January 27, 2023:

· Reading The Bell Jar at 17 Was Immersive, Thrilling and Exhausting · Audrey Magee · ar

January 28, 2023:

· Some People Have Insisted on Reading the Book Backwards · Killian Fox · iv [Ref. Thomas Halliday]

· Memoirists Like Me Are Accused of Being Mercenary and Opportunistic · Blake Morrison · ar

January 29, 2023:

· My Mentor John Hughes Taught Me How to Write. Then He Plagiarised My Work · Joseph Earp · ar [Ref. John Hughes]

January 31, 2023:

· Salman Rushdie Will Not Promote New Novel After Attack · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Salman Rushdie]

February 2, 2023:

· Novelist Tom Bullough on His XR Arrest—and What Welsh Saints Can Teach Us About the Climate Crisis · Partick Barkham · iv [Ref. Tom Bullough]

February 3, 2023:

· My Scepticism About Monarchy Began at Six with a Ladybird Book · Joseph O’Connor · ar

February 6, 2023:

· Salman Rushdie Says He Feels Lucky and Grateful in First Interview Since Stabbing · Ramon Antonio Vargas · ar [Ref. Salman Rushdie]

· Val McDermid on Happy Valley: “TV Every Bit as Manipulative as Tommy Lee Royce” · Val McDermid · ar

· David Sutherland Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. David Sutherland]

February 7, 2023:

· Chris Peachment Obituary · Angus MacKinnon · ob [Ref. Chris Peachment]

· Richard Kell Obituary · Tim Kell · ob [Ref. Richard Kell]

February 10, 2023:

· After Reading Terry Pratchett, It Feels Like Something Is Missing from Most Fiction · Ned Beauman · ar [Ref. Terry Pratchett]

February 11, 2023:

· “I have a minor interest in gardening, but really it’s people” · Lisa O’Kelly · iv [Ref. Amy Bloom]

February 13, 2023:

· Georgina Hammick Obituary · Tessa Hadley · ob [Ref. Georgina Hammick]

· Anne Harvey Obituary · Susan Bailes · ob [Ref. Anne Harvey]

February 15, 2023:

· John Finnemore to Write Cain’s Jawbone Murder-Mystery Sequel · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. Torquemada & John Finnemore]

February 18, 2023:

· Roald Dahl Books Rewritten to Remove Language Deemed Offensive · Hayden Vernon · ar [Ref. Roald Dahl]

· “I felt so much doubt after winning the Booker” · Lisa Allardice · iv [Ref. Eleanor Catton]

February 20, 2023:

· Let Kids Read for Fun Says New BookTrust Writer in Residence SF Said · Sarah Shaffi · ar [Ref. S. F. Said]

February 22, 2023:

· Henry McDonald Obituary · Owen Bowcott · ob [Ref. Henry Patrick McDonald]

February 25, 2023:

· Widows · Margaret Atwood · ss

March 3, 2023:

· Bryant & May Novelist Christopher Fowler Has Died Aged 69 · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Christopher Fowler]

March 7, 2023:

· Wally Fawkes Obituary · George Melly · ob [Ref. Walter Fawkes]

March 11, 2023:

· “It would be fun to talk to Simone de Beauvoir” · Lisa O’Kelly · iv [Ref. Margaret Atwood]

March 12, 2023:

· Bill Tidy, Former Private Eye Cartoonist, Dies Aged 89 · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Bill Tidy]

March 15, 2023:

· Isabel Colegate Obituary · Polly Pattullo · ob [Ref. Isabel Colegate]

March 20, 2023:

· Christopher Fowler Obituary · Steve Holland · ob [Ref. Christopher Fowler]

· Bill Tidy Obituary · Roger Protz · ob [Ref. Bill Tidy]

March 29, 2023:

· DM Thomas Obituary · Nigel Jones · ob [Ref. D. M. Thomas]

April 8, 2023:

· Rachel Pollack, Trans Activist and Comic Book Writer, Dies Aged 77 · David Barnett · ar [Ref. Rachel Pollack]

April 12, 2023:

· Anne Perry, Killer Turned Crime Writer, Dies Aged 84 · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Anne Perry]

April 17, 2023:

· Rachel Pollack Obituary · Christopher Priest · ob [Ref. Rachel Pollack]

April 18, 2023:

· Anne Perry Obituary · Michael Carlson · ob [Ref. Anne Perry]

April 22, 2023:

· Barry Humphries, Australian Comedian and Creator of Dame Edna Everage, Dies Aged 89 · Sian Cain · ar [Ref. Barry Humphries]

· Barry Humphries Obituary · Peter Coleman · ob [Ref. Barry Humphries]

· “There was a period when I thought I’d never write again” · Hephzibah Anderson · iv [Ref. Celeste Ng]

· “We could unravel the secrets of the universe” · David Shariatmadari · iv [Ref. Michio Kaku]

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