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Jenny Erpenbeck talks to Octavia Bright about her novel Kairos.
Elizabeth Day talks to the author of Money and London Fields in his final interview
Alex Clark explores tragicomic writing with Paul Murray, Katherine Heiny and Josie Long.
Johny Pitts explores the work of two writers who have combined comedy with tragedy.
Johny Pitts talks to the Turkish author about his new book, Nights of Plague.
Elizabeth Day talks to Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James.
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The actor-turned-author discusses the radical historical figure behind his new novel
Ruth Ozeki chooses The Riverside Shakespeare as the book she would Never Lend.
Richard Beard explains how time is used across fiction and the use of the future tense.
Richard Beard explains how time is used across fiction and the use of the present tense.
