Life on the fringesClaire Fuller talks to Neil about her 2021 Women's Prize shortlisted fourth novel Unsettled Ground.

Dr Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist. She has a PhD in genetics and medical microbiology from St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, and an MSc in Science Communication ...

A rapid downward spiralNeil talks to Lisa Harding about her novel Bright Burning Things, which is just out in paperback.

Journeys in the deep cityTom Chivers joins Neil to talk about walking the historical strata of London and its hidden rivers, in his new book London Clay.

Three lives across oceans and timeBorn and raised in Canada, Sarah Leipciger lives in London with her three children, and teaches creative writing to prisoners. Her short fiction has been shortlisted ...

Sisters fighting for survivalNeil talks to Rebecca Stott about her post-Roman Londinium set novel Dark Earth.

First, we should address the title of Hari Kunzru’s new novel White Tears. Anyone who’s been following the part political, part generational culture wars that have played out online and on campuses ...

Exploring another LAIvy Pochoda is a novelist and writer, previously a world ranked squash player. Her novel Visitation Street was chosen as an Amazon Best Book of 2013 and a Barnes & Noble Discover ...

Magic realism in East BelfastJan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in Belfast. Her first novel, Malcolm Orange Disappears, was published in 2014 to critical acclaim, followed by ...

The last rock novelJeff Jackson is the author of Mira Corpora, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His short fiction has appeared in Guernica, Vice, and The Collagist, and five of his ...

Little Atoms In the particle of me that cares for this, I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss @littleatoms ...

Finding your voiceRichard Skinner is a novelist, poet and critic. His most recent book, The Mirror, was described as ‘beautifully written . . . immersive . . . captivating’ by the Guardian. As ...