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Bonnie Garmus | 'I wanted to salute that generation of overlooked housewives'

Sold into 35 territories and with an adaptation deal already inked, Bonnie Garmus’ first novel features a truly original heroine. Read more

Benjamin Zephaniah | 'To tell the real, honest truth about the history of Britain would mean changing the history books'

The latest book by Benjamin Zephaniah follows a Trinidadian woman who boarded the Windrush to pursue her singing dream. Read more

Femi Kayode | 'I've gotten a bit frustrated by the Western-model of crime fiction'

Femi Kayode’s début novel, which is based on the real-life lynching of four undergraduates in Nigeria, is the first title in a forthcoming series from... Read more

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn | 'We’re all human and we all go through the same things'

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s irresistibly titled novel will be Viking‘s lead commercial fiction début for 2022 and Netflix has already snapped up TV rights.... Read more

Warsan Shire | 'Poetry is a balm for the heart'

The first full-length poetry collection from Warsan Shire is being hailed as an ‘important cultural moment’ by publisher Chatto. Read more

Sarah Vaughan | 'I am fascinated by why people are willing to put themselves in the public eye'

Sarah Vaughan returns to the corridors of Westminster in a thrilling new story of power plays. Read more

Jennifer Killick | 'I want to write for all children... I need to keep them engaged'

For her first title with Farshore, Jennifer Killick has conjured an exciting, chilling tale of friendship. Read more

Alex Hyde | 'If I was ever going to write something, I was going to start with this story'

Academic Alex Hyde‘s first novel is a lyrical tale about two women named Violet during the Second World War. Read more

Luke Kennard | 'You can always collude with somebody in any type of emotional affair'

The second novel by acclaimed poet Luke Kennard is a sharply observed and often comic tale of dangerous midlife liaisons. Read more

Christina Patterson | 'In our family we didn’t have weddings; only funerals'

Writer Christina Patterson returns with a memoir about family, mental illness, cake and fortitude. Read more

Alex Wheatle | 'I hope young people understand why people were transported to the Caribbean'

The Caribbean continues to inspire Alex Wheatle, who returns to this setting in his latest novel, which is about an irrepressible female pirate. Read more

Hanya Yanagihara | 'We do feel that sort of collective uneasiness about what is awaiting us'

The eagerly anticipated third novel by Hanya Yanagihara envisions three different versions of America. Read more

Obadiah M | 'I want readers of this story to understand there is hope after hopelessness'

Forced to flee Rwanda in the 1990s in order to escape the genocide in the nation, and fearing for his life in the wake of... Read more

Ivan Coyote: 'I found the pandemic to be a fountain of creativity for me'

Ivan Coyote, a multi-hyphenate creative talent from Yukon, reveals how lockdown fuelled their creative output, and why they will never again return to a gruelling... Read more

Vanessa Nakate | 'Climate change is pushing millions of people into extreme poverty and leaving them with nothing'

Vanessa Nakate’s manifesto for change is a wake-up call that will redefine the debate on climate change Read more