I interviewed Chinese director Guan Hu for his lovely Cannes award-winning film BLACK DOG for FT Weekend ! ft.com/content/9dfa4d…

Interviewed Rupert Thomson about his novel How to make a bomb, or dartmouth park - as it had to published in america for legal reasons……….. johnsandoe.com/rupert-thomson…

"the public have long been agitating for a share in the judging process", says de waal. "now, at last, they can have it. all that remains is to get out there and find those ducks!"

This is a cry for help

not a lot of people know that "Sally Rooney: Intermezzo" is an anagram of "merely a nine złoty's orzo". 9 złoty is about £1.50, which from Morrisons gets you 500g of orzo - just 60g less than the weight of *Intermezzo* in hardback. a fun "easter egg" from faber and faber

I now realise (I was told) that this is not true

From everyone at Verso Books: thank you! We have surpassed our fundraising goal of £100,000 in just two days. This is huge for us. Your support of this campaign will allow us to continue publishing our Autumn 2024 books, which includes over 50 titles!

Got Vinted recommended Atomised, but I ain’t no Houellebecq girl

'It always feels a little stupid to publish a book.' Alejandro Zambra talks to Magnus about his new book, 'Childish Literature' (Fitzcarraldo Editions), translated by megan mcdowell. Read here: thelondonmagazine.org/interview-laug…

Magnus and Alejandro with the indisputable chemistry

Little did Alejandro know that in the corner of the zoom screen was a small tropical plant that had been named after him two years earlier

Out today: the first English-language collected edition of Roberto Bolaño’s brilliant, mysterious, endlessly rewarding short stories. It was an honour and a joy to write the introduction.

We are delighted to share the shortlist for our Short Story Prize 2024🎉🎉 Congratulations to all shortlisted writers, and a huge thank you to our judges Naomi Wood, Brandon Taylor and Benjamin Markovits. Winners will be announced Monday…

Staggeringly good article by Anne enright in the NYRB on Alice Munro and the abuse in her family that’s just come to light nybooks.com/articles/2024/…

What the whole ‘readings ‘ scene needs to realise is this is what it could be…. Just a couple of kids with a mic and a crowd of bootcut jeans NPC dancers vibing joblessly

Thank you The London Magazine for letting me interview Orlando about Paradise Lost and revolutionary history- a nerd’s dream.

Revisiting some of our most-read interviews of 2024... First up, Katie Tobin spoke to A. K. Blakemore about The Glutton (Granta Books), historical fiction and Hilary Mantel. Read here: thelondonmagazine.org/interview-a-k-…

Magnus spoke to Alejandro Zambra about fatherhood, football and the faint distinction between autofiction and memoir. You can read it here: thelondonmagazine.org/interview-laug…

Wrote a short review for the new The Whitney Review of New Writing on creation lake

'I tend to enjoy writers who are good at writing gasbags; those who are in love with the sound of their own awful voice.' Lilia Fetini speaks to Tony Tulathimutte about his new short story collection, 'Rejection': thelondonmagazine.org/interview-tony…