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Book review: The SilkWorm
It was three months after the publication of Robert Galbraith's The Cuckoo's Calling, that J.K. Rowling was exposed as the true author of "his" crime debut, lauded by readers and critics alike.
Book review: Mr Mercedes
Most of what you need to know about Stephen King you could learn from his sex scenes.
Nicola Barker: Teetering on the brink
British writer Nicola Barker retreats into a self-indulgent solitude when she is working, she tells James Kidd.
Ned Beauman: When wild foxes come into town
Ned Beauman’s new novel, Glow, is being touted as an international conspiracy thriller for a new generation, writes Stephen Jewell.
Book review: Orfeo
This latest novel by the prolific Richard Powers may be summarised very briefly.
Murderer most foul
Jayne Anne Phillips was first told about Harry Powers when she was a child.
Small town, caring hearts
Nicky Pellegrino is delighted by all the quirky characters in this Kiwi novel.
Book review: Bark
In her second short story collection, her first in 15 years, Lorrie Moore peels back life’s outer layer and reveals what lies within.
Shonagh Koea: Her dark materials
Author Shonagh Koea tells Rebecca Barry Hill why she doesn’t stick to the rules.
Irvine Welsh: Food for thought
Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, now based in Miami, is fascinated by Americans’ eating habits, he tells Stephen Jewell.
Book review: Heartland
"Donny Mac was released at Easter time, about a month before Pansy Holloway, also known as Nightshade, disappeared for good."
Alexander McCall Smith: The bright side of life
Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith spent a year in Belfast in the middle of the Troubles. Amid the bombs and blasts, he discovered a great love, he tells Linda Herrick.
Two of a kind
British authors Nicci Gerrard and Sean French tell Stephen Jewell why their book collaboration works so well.
Book review: No Regrets, Coyote
I do not read a lot of noir crime fiction which, on the face of it, means I should not be writing this review — well, on the face the book presents after a few dozen pages, anyway.