Tag Archives: debut novels
Column: From the Editors
Cracking spines and firing up tablets: My (e)reading list for 2013
Another year, another mountain (both real and virtual) of books to read. Checking out upcoming publications is a little like being in a candy store. Without wanting to gorge myself on literary lollies, I’ve put together a list of things I’m looking forward to reading this year, … Read more
Podcast
Podcast: ‘Not down to the skeleton, but down to the marrow’ – Romy Ash’s Floundering
Romy Ash’s debut novel, Floundering, tells the story of Tom and Jordy, who have been living with their grandparents since their mother disappeared. We spoke to Romy about how to make your characters talk, sibling relationships, ventriloquism and constraints. Read more
Podcast
‘Uncomfortable places’: Michelle Aung Thin’s The Monsoon Bride
It’s 1930. Winsome McLintock is a convent girl about to marry a man she barely knows, and she will follow him to Rangoon, the then capital of Burma. Rangoon is a rich and exciting city, but it’s also full of tension – the wealthy British residents live … Read more
