Stella Duffy’s ‘To Brixton Beach’
CARINE OSMONT recommends ‘To Brixton Beach’ by Stella Duffy: ‘It does away with plot and action and tells of a day at the Lido, Brixton’s open-air swimming pool…’
Another Brandy
‘For many, myself included, it is the short stories, out of all his works, that remain the most memorable.’ JASON CLIFTON recommends Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’.
Read All About It!
In ‘Read All About It’, ANNABELLE CARVELL walks us through the steps of a news story writing exercise that’s sure to get your fingers itching.
Story: ‘Thirst’ by Rachel Cusk
STORY: We are delighted to bring you ‘Thirst’ from award-winning writer RACHEL CUSK. ‘Arriving in Venice the Gibsons – mother and daughter – were inexplicably startled by the omnipresence of water. Julia Gibson had concerned herself too much with the practicalities of the trip; her daughter Charlotte too little…’
What I Want as a Reader, Discovered via Keret
ANGELA READMAN shows us the ‘Yes Factor’ in Etgar Keret’s work: ‘…reading should give us a buzz too. I recommend Keret, but mostly I recommend getting in touch with small things in fiction that have the ‘Yes Factor’ for you…’
Author Profile: Etgar Keret
SHAWNA VESCO looks at the life and work of Israeli writer Etgar Keret ‘… Keret has a Kafkaesque absurdism that borders on grotesque and is steeped in irony.’
Lick My Words
In her essay, EVER DUNDAS introduces us to ‘The Erl-King’ by Angela Carter: ‘I haven’t come across another writer who makes me feel such joy when I read their work. She weaves a spell, pulling you into her dark, beautiful and perverse worlds.’
Screwtop Thompson by Magnus Mills
In his essay, EAMONN GRIFFIN looks at how Magnus Mills’ work is ‘characterised by its constraints: Englishness, routine, lack of information, anonymised male narrators, potentially comic situations with an unfolding atmosphere of unease…’