Author Interviews | Page 2

Imogen Hermes Gowar | 'I could pour myself into getting a career or I could pour that same amount of myself into the book'

Imogen Hermes Gowar's novel is Harvill’s lead début fiction title for 2018. But its prominence belies its more humble beginnings. Read more

Muhammad Khan | 'This book says you absolutely can be British and Muslim'

A thunderous contemporary YA novel by a former teacher tackles some extreme issues with compelling dialogue and a lightness of touch, finds Fiona Noble.... Read more

Leila Slimani | 'I was very aware of the hypocrisy, or at least that every one was playing a role'

Leila Slimani's second novel has already scooped the prestigious Prix Goncourt and has gone on to sell in more than 30 territories worldwide... Alice O'Keeffe... Read more

Rangan Chatterjee | 'We all want a quick, magic pill, but good health is a combination of factors'

GP and television presenter Rangan Chatterjee tells Caroline Sanderson how his four-pillar plan could rejuvenate readers - and possibly lighten the load for the NHS.... Read more

Alan Parks | 'It gave me the sense of when you had to edit, sometimes it was against the beat'

Glasgow provides the gritty backdrop to the début crime novel from a former music industry executive. Read more

Nikita Gill | 'There was so much anger inside me'

With an enormous social media following, the British-indian poet who uses instagram to share her work is poised to translate her popularity into print sales.... Read more

Alex Bell | 'I felt a freedom to be able to do whatever I wanted to do'

Alex Bell, best known for her horror fiction, makes a striking departure in a new middle-grade series of books for Faber. Fiona Noble reports.... Read more

Richard Flanagan | 'We are many possibilities that masquerade as one. Literature reminds us of that'

Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan returns with a new narrative, based in part on his first writing job - a fraught and foreboding affair.... Read more

June Sarpong | 'The idea that I would be unconsciously biased took me aback'

June Sarpong is turning from TV to writing, with a book urging people to be more inclusive. Sarah Shaffi meets her. Read more

Jessica Townsend | 'Life is really silly and it's really serious'

Big YA book deals have become commonplace but middle-grade fantasy series Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend looks set to stand out from the crowd. Read more

Elske Rahill | 'The act of women writing is in itself a pushback'

Having had her fiction published in a number of literary journals both at home and abroad, the France-based writer of Irish descent could be set... Read more

Liz Pichon | 'A lot of the things I put in the books actually happened to me as a kid'

The bestselling creator of the Tom Gates series talks about the latest instalment of the doodle-loving schoolboy’s adventures. Read more

Miranda Kaufmann | 'I hope my book isn't the last word on this'

New research into the black population of Tudor England reveals fascinating individual stories and challenges many assumptions about the period. Read more

Shaun Bythell | 'What I object to is the digitisation of everything that's ever been printed'

Scotland’s largest second-hand bookshop is the backdrop for a comic diary about the joy, and occasional banality, of bookselling. Caroline Sanderson reports. Read more

Cressida Cowell | 'I wonder that there's a whole section of the population we're not reaching'

Leaving behind her hugely successful How to Train Your dragon series has not been easy for Cressida Cowell. But as she tells Fiona Noble, she... Read more