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BBC National Short Story Award 2017: ‘The Waken’ by Jenni Fagan

BBC National Short Story Award 2017: ‘The Waken’ by Jenni Fagan
1997: A New Poetry Magazine

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‘A hard book to stop reading’: Claire Messud joins us at the Bookshop
‘Creating the target while you are shooting’: Yuri Herrera answers our questions

‘Creating the target while you are shooting’: Yuri Herrera answers our questions
From our own correspondent: Barney eats his way round Georgia

From our own correspondent: Barney eats his way round Georgia
‘Exes’ – a story by Joanna Walsh

‘Exes’ – a story by Joanna Walsh
Lunch Hour Walk - Poets' Houses

Lunch Hour Walk - Poets' Houses
An excerpt from ‘Persephone in Oulipo’ by Vahni Capildeo

An excerpt from ‘Persephone in Oulipo’ by Vahni Capildeo
'Mr Portney': A short story by David Hayden

'Mr Portney': A short story by David Hayden
‘When I write about the past, I get ideas about the present’: A Q&A with Dana Spiotta

‘When I write about the past, I get ideas about the present’: A Q&A with Dana Spiotta
Pink dolphins and edible grubs: Katherine Rundell in the Amazon

Pink dolphins and edible grubs: Katherine Rundell in the Amazon
Why don't you people buy more Alasdair Gray?

Why don't you people buy more Alasdair Gray?