Faber New Poets: in conversation
Faber New Poets . Photograph © Thea Hawlin
The Faber New Poets scheme, now in its fourth incarnation, provides a platform for new voices and...
An interview with Emily Berry
Emily Berry's 2013 debut Dear Boy established her as a poet of 'sinful inventiveness' and 'startling gifts'. As the editor of Salt Publishing's Best British...
What I’m Reading – Thomas Morris
We asked The Stinging Fly editor and short story writer Thomas Morris about the things he's reading, watching and listening to right now.
Reading
Dorthe Nors’s Karate Chop (some...
We Don’t Know What We’re Doing
Editor of The Stinging Fly, one of Ireland's top literary magazines, Thomas Morris is no stranger to reading and writing short fiction. In the final countdown...
Short Story Competition: A word from the Judges
With just a couple weeks left till the end of our annual Short Story Competition we spoke to the Judges to find out exactly what the short story...
Short Story Competition: A word from the Judges
With just a few weeks left till the end of our annual Short Story Competition we spoke to the Judges to find out exactly what the short...
Short Story Competition: A word from the Judges
With just a few weeks left till the end of our annual Short Story Competition we spoke to the Judges to find out exactly what the short...
“We live in the age of the beautiful book” – interview...
Writer, illustrator and current Children's Laureate Chris Riddell is becoming an increasingly familiar name to stumble upon in the literary world. He has collaborated...
Interview with Selina Nwulu – Young Poet Laureate for London
Yesterday, Selina Nwulu was chosen from 6 young poets to be the new Young Poet Laureate for London. Supported by Foundation for FutureLondon and London's...
An Interview with Calisi Press
In recent months Ferrante Fever has been catching. If you haven’t already heard of the anonymous Italian female author who’s achieved international acclaim, the...
O Brittania Where Art Thou? An interview with Mohammad Zahoor
by Steven O’Brien
This interview originally appeared on The Huffington Post.
Mohammad Zahoor is a Ukraine-based British businessman and publisher of the Kyiv post. He is dedicated to...
Interview with Reif Larsen
American novelist Reif Larsen is the author of New York Times bestseller The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet. The book, tracing the great...
Interview with Maggie Butt on ‘Degrees of Twilight’
Poet Maggie Butt talks about writing today, her style, and the themes that inform her stunning new poetry collection Degrees of Twilight. The poems in Maggie’s...
Interview with Louise Brealey on ‘Constellations’
Following its critically acclaimed run on Broadway, Nick Payne’s award-winning play Constellations is coming back to London. Directed by Michael Longhurst and starring Louise...
Interview with Colin Barrett, author of ‘Young Skins’
We spoke to Colin Barrett about his writing career and his truly brilliant short story collection ‘Young Skins’. As a young and emerging author he...
‘Just Books and Language’ – Interview with Abel Cutillas by Heather...
‘Just Books and Language’ – Interview with Abel Cutillas, co-owner of Llibreria Calders, Sant Antoni, Barcelona by Heather Wells
Bernat Puigtobella walks me to the...
A conversation with Shaun Usher on ‘Letters Live’
We caught up with Shaun Usher on the art of letter writing, curating a live literary event and the phenomenal success of his concept...
Interview with Senior Curator Daniel Robbins
Heather Wells interviews Daniel Robbins, Senior Curator of the Leighton House Museum talking about the current exhibition, A Victorian Obsession.
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Mave Fellowes on London and the inspiration behind her novel
I spent my twenties in a top floor flat in North-West London. From its rickety balcony you could watch the sun set over a...
Mave Fellowes – Q&A
Odeline is quite an unusual character, what was your inspiration for her?
I am intrigued by prickly, antisocial characters, especially cantankerous young people. I saw...
London Books Interview by Francesca Baker
Back in the mid 1990s, support for Chelsea FC, a suburban upbringing, and a love of writing brought John King and Martin Knight together....
An interview with the editor of The London Magazine, Steven O’Brien
The London Magazine interviews Steven O’Brien, editor of The London Magazine ahead of their first general poetry competition.
The London Magazine have begun running more...
An interview with Manash Bhattacharjee
The London Magazine interviews Manash Bhattacharjee, author of the poetry collection ‘Ghalib’s Tomb and other poems’ to give us a glimpse at the inspiration...
A Love Letter to London and Ideas Becoming Reality, An Interview...
I’m wondering what you think of London’s cultural significance in 2013.
If you make this interview just about London, it will be like a love...