BOOKS

The National, March 2016 Ian Rankin is in demand. The Scottish crime-writer, whose Detective Inspector Rebus series has now sold a staggering 30 million copies and been translated into 36 languages, is battling jet lag […]

The National, February 2016 We’ve all been there. That interview for a life-changing job that doesn’t go to plan. A business pitch to potential backers that falls at the first hurdle. Even a dinner party […]

The National, November 2015 If there’s one author perfectly suited to a Sharjah International Book Fair panel discussion on the importance of place and culture in novels, it’s Fatima Bhutto. Her 2013 debut novel, The Shadow […]

The National, October 2015 Last year, award-winning Irish writer Colum McCann was pondering his next move after the incredible praise afforded to his 2013 novel, Transatlantic.There was a novella in the works, and a couple of […]

The National, October 2015 There’s dedication by authors to authenticity in their writing – and then there’s Fiona McIntosh. For her new book, The Perfumer’s Secret, the best-selling novelist, who lives in Adelaide, Australia, wanted to […]