Lives and how to live them

Pulse Cynan Jones (Granta, £14.99) Saints Tim MacGabhann ...

Mythical country: the fantasy writer tells us about her new novel

Tales of the uncanny from a master of ambiguity

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch

There is a lot of pressure on the first line of a book. I imagine most authors want to be as quotable as Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley or It was the day my grandmother exploded. You may neve