Interview

'othing warms my heart like seeing someone online say something like, “I’ve read this book five times a year for thirteen years and I only just now got this reference on page X.”'

We chat with Katrina Northern at Vintage Books about the market campaign behind Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.

Ella McLeod's debut, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair merges poetry and prose in a stunningly lyrical exploration of a teenager coming into her power as a young woman. Rapunzella is imprisoned in an enchanted forest made of her own…

"he details of daily life are what I love about historical fiction – it’s as close to time travel as we can get."

When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the prize is to be one of his live-in acolytes - his fans go wild. The whole world is watching. The contestants are kitted out…

"Novels teach us through empathy – through our heart. I’m hoping that readers will connect with issues around identity and human rights as well as building peace and respect – those concepts can apply much wider than just Northern Ireland."

"What I’m interested in people’s ability to do good, regardless of the difficult starts to their lives."

"Novel writing is about you sitting a desk until that draft is done, so it’s a solitary, immersed process. And then you rewrite it. And again..."

"People working in games, to create such a key piece of culture, deserve so much better"

"Don’t be afraid to be who you are, ask questions, be honest, be kind, hang in there."

"It feels like I’ve answered a calling with the writing of The Black Flamingo."

"Magic, longing, Camelot."

"Celine is the most like me of any character I’ve ever written, and it was cathartic and frightening to write a character like that."

"I'm extremely grateful for the passionate readers who keep these characters alive."