Amy Cuddy interview
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 […]
BOOKS
Fatima Bhutto interview
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 […]
Colum McCann interview
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 […]
Fiona MacIntosh Interview
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 […]
Stephen Kelman interview
The National, August 2015 It sounds like the kind of story that could only exist in fiction. An Indian man in his late 40s, part martial artist, part journalist and fully committed to breaking outlandish […]