‘Rule Britannia’: the forgotten Daphne du Maurier novel that predicted Brexit
Remarkable vision…
Books
Ern Malley: how a poet who never existed changed literature forever
The 20th-century’s most elusive poet.
“I have a special cold spot in my heart for it”: Stephen King names his favourite story
“Mostly because of what it says about small towns.”
The sickening emptiness of Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘Less Than Zero’
“People are afraid to merge on the freeway.”
Pissing Money Away: When Ernest Hemingway appropriated his favourite urinal
What goes in must come out.
Stephen King names the “best writer of horror fiction” in American history
“Yet to be surpassed as the 20th century’s greatest practitioner.”
The Ballad of Booze: Carson McCullers’ favourite cocktail
Alcohol: the cure and curse of the literary world.
“The great cowboy novel”: Stephen King picks his favourite book of all time
A fascinating insight into the greats.
“Brain Worms”: the song that inspires Chuck Palahniuk’s prose
The ‘Fight Club’ author likes to use lyrical qualities in his writing.