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Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
The authors are known for their signature topic, and fans expect them to deliver it. If that trademark gets a third of the book, the book-per-year writer then has two-thirds of his or her space to introduce the tangential topics that make each new book seem a little different. This formula can go on forever, and we will see how cleverly this is
... See moreJodie Archer • The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel
He couldn’t seem to stop the flow of his thoughts to his mouth.
Diana Evans • Ordinary People: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
Dizzee Rascal’s Boy in Da Corner etched on the spine.
Caleb Azumah Nelson • Open Water: Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021
We live what our protagonists live.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
I thought about J. G. Ballard’s novel High Rise, where a state-of-the-art London tower block is the vertical stage for civilization to unpeel itself until nothing but primal violence remains.
David Mitchell • The Bone Clocks: A Novel
The methods and directions a writer takes in order to supplement himself becomes part of that writer’s individuality, what makes him special.
Haruki Murakami • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“We find outstanding professionals, and we give them the freedom and support to do what they do best”