Posts tagged 'Fiction'
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Susan Hill on 'The Woman in Black'
Posted 31 October 2012 We held a tournament today to find the scariest character in literature. It was pretty heated. And blood-curdling. In the final, the Grand High Witch from The Witches was emphatically... Read 'Susan Hill on 'The Woman in...' -
Jennifer Egan talks about 'Black Box'
Posted 19 October 2012 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan has written some cutting edge fiction. Her recent experiment, to use Twitter to create a fictional world as part of a science fiction project... Read 'Jennifer Egan talks about 'Black Box'' -
The five year plan I made five years ago
Posted 18 October 2012 Blue Peter Book Award winner Gareth P Jones tells us about his journey to becoming an author, and his latest book Constable & Toop Read 'The five year plan I made...' -
Our favourite short story writers
Posted 2 October 2012 The winner of the BBC International Short Story Award 2012 is announced tonight, live on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. Nikesh asked the shortlisted authors to tell him who their... Read 'Our favourite short story writers ' -
'A short story must have a single mood and...
Posted 26 September 2012 Nikesh asks this year's BBC International Short Story Award shortlist what they thought about all this and whether they agreed with the above quote by Edgar Allan Poe and whether... Read ''A short story must have a...' -
Roald's Dahl-ights
Posted 13 September 2012 Celebrating Roald Dahl Day (13 September), Nikesh asks the Booktrust staff about their favourite books by the legendary author Read 'Roald's Dahl-ights ' -
Guilty pleasures
Posted 10 September 2012 Iman Qureshi on the literary phenomenon that is Fifty Shades of Grey and what it means for publishing. Read 'Guilty pleasures ' -
My Super Sister: Likely and unlikely origins
Posted 4 September 2012 Author Gwyneth Rees talks to use about the origins of her new book My Super Sister and where the inspiration for a story about sisters with superpowers came from. Read 'My Super Sister: Likely and unlikely...' -
Youth in revolt (preview)
Posted 9 August 2012 It's been a year since the riots swept through England. It's been a year of reflection, a year exploring the causes, a year of debate and comment. It's been a... Read 'Youth in revolt (preview) ' -
Jenn Ashworth on Bookstart
Posted 2 August 2012 Award-winning novelist and all-round good egg Jenn Ashworth shares her experiences of Bookstart, both as a mother and as a prison librarian, demonstrating the power of shared reading. Read 'Jenn Ashworth on Bookstart '
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