Star interview

What makes a novel of ideas?

The Möbius Book Catherine Lacey (Granta, £16.99) ...

Most writers need some kind of support network, whether it’s from a writing group, mentorship or tutorial group. It’s so important to find the right balance of encouragement, advice, constructive crit

I used to get bullied a fair bit at school for being overweight and in a boyband. Ever since, I’ve harboured a suspicion of pecking orders and popularity contests, and have tended to drift towards und

Reading is sexy (again) ON a recent Friday ...

Crime fiction and screen adaptations have long gone hand in hand, from Slow Horses to Karen Pirie – now Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet are flipping the script and turning their new murder mystery, Bookish , into a novel