The novelist on being inspired by Shirley Jackson, discovering the brilliance of Denis Johnson, and finding comfort in Elizabeth Strout
My earliest reading memory
When I was five and starting school,…
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What links champagne, Mozart and veal pie? The Saturday quiz ⊕⊕
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From the ‘Intransigents’ to Simple Comforts and Cookery Bible, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 What began to tilt in 1178?
2 Which deep-sea fish attracts prey with a glowing lure called an…
72 days ago
American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘blistering’ debut poetry collection ⊕⊕
The £20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to Joy Is My Middle Name, a collection about navigating race, addiction and womanhood
A debut poetry collection with themes including race, addictio…
3 months ago
Joe Dunthorne: ‘Growing up in Swansea, I developed an allergy to Dylan Thomas’ ⊖
The author on feeling Thomas Hardy’s pain, being duped by Donna Tartt and how reading his sister’s copy of Trainspotting made him want to write
My earliest reading memory
I only realised how well I k…
‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus route? ○
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Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, post office and general store. Now it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been cut. Can residents save this vital resource?
It’…
4 months ago
Anthony Hopkins teases new film in 'golden land' of Dylan Thomas ⊕
The two-time Oscar winner stars in a film based on Dylan Thomas's short story, A Visit To Grandpa's.
Derek Owusu and Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize ⊕⊕
Six writers are now finalists for the prestigious annual prize, which awards £20,000 to a writer aged 39 or under
Derek Owusu and Seán Hewitt are among the writers shortlisted for this year’s Swansea …
5 months ago
Historic pub loved by George Orwell, Dylan Thomas and Virgina Woolf gets zero hygiene rating due to mice and food 17 days past its sell-by date ⊕⊕
Once the haunt of London's literary elite, The Fitzroy Tavern, in the salubrious district of Fitzrovia, was said to have regularly attracted the likes of George Orwell and Virginia Woolf.
6 months ago
Igor Stravinsky: Late Works album review – kudos to Reuss for bringing this spellbinding music to life ⊕⊕
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Daniel Reuss/Noord Nederlands Orkest/Cappella Amsterdam
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Noord Nederlands Orkest and Cappella Amsterdam breathe colour and light into work from the composer’s most austere period
In his later…
7 months ago
From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers ⊖
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Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show au…