Literary

Why is David Benioff swapping the big bucks of Hollywood for the genteel world of literary fiction? (Independent)

6 Jul 2008

Within minutes of introducing himself, David Benioff has given me an exclusive. On his flight over from the US he almost saw the demise of Harry Potter: the plane he and Daniel Radcliffe were on was hit by lightning. It's a pretty spooky incident considering Benioff's day job as a Hollywood screenwriter finds him chronicling the routine calamities of superheroes (his addition to the X-Men ...

Leap of faith (The Star)

6 Jul 2008

A Malaysian-born, Glasgow-based author, whose first novel has been much applauded, tells of her road to literary fame.

Grub Street Irregular: Scenes from literary life, By Jeremy Lewis (Independent)

6 Jul 2008

In Grub Street Irregular, Jeremy Lewis does a wonderful line in self-deprecation. He describes himself as academically average, insists that he possesses no artistic leanings, and claims to have attended only a "humdrum" public school (staff and pupils at Malvern School may rise up in protest). In a long list of other shortcomings, he also lets slip that he is "superhumanly flatulent", though ...