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Gary Younge on the shaping of political consciousness

Gary Younge on the shaping of political consciousness
The Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize

The Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize
‘These are my words, too’: an extract from Darren McGarvey’s ‘The Social Distance Between Us’

‘These are my words, too’: an extract from Darren McGarvey’s ‘The Social Distance Between Us’
‘Here was an attempt to turn the novel upside down’: Michelle de Kretser on ‘Scary Monsters’

‘Here was an attempt to turn the novel upside down’: Michelle de Kretser on ‘Scary Monsters’
‘A new, not quite normal version of something we love’: an extract from Amy Bloom’s ‘In Love’

‘A new, not quite normal version of something we love’: an extract from Amy Bloom’s ‘In Love’
Homecoming

Homecoming
‘When the light returned, I knew it was time to construct another nervous system.’: an extract from Margo Jefferson’s ‘Constructing a Nervous System’

‘When the light returned, I knew it was time to construct another nervous system.’: an extract from Margo Jefferson’s ‘Constructing a Nervous System’
‘Writing the novel felt like following rather than inventing the stories of that place’: Daisy Hildyard on ‘Emergency’

‘Writing the novel felt like following rather than inventing the stories of that place’: Daisy Hildyard on ‘Emergency’
‘Emergency’: a reading list

‘Emergency’: a reading list
‘We all waited to find out who would move first’: an extract from Daisy Hildyard’s ‘Emergency’

‘We all waited to find out who would move first’: an extract from Daisy Hildyard’s ‘Emergency’
Years turning

Years turning
Meet Alan Rosenthal

Meet Alan Rosenthal