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‘Useless Chaos is What Fiction is About’
Mavis Gallant & Jhumpa Lahiri
‘Useless chaos is what fiction is about.’
Susan Orlean and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh in Conversation
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh & Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh discuss the difficulties of turning personal narratives into book-length projects.
Ablutions
Patrick deWitt
An animated video including a reading from Patrick deWitt’s novel Ablutions.
Rewriting the Rules of the Game
Ian Leslie
Ian Leslie on Barack Obama's election in 2008 and forthcoming administration.
Ruchir Joshi | Interview
Ruchir Joshi
Writer and filmmaker Ruchir Joshi on his essay ‘Tracing Puppa’, Calcutta and his dreams of writing for Granta.
Daniel Alarcón | Interview
Daniel Alarcón & Helen Gordon
‘The strangest parts of a story are not necessarily the fictional elements.’
Uwem Akpan | Interview
Uwem Akpan & Jeremiah Chamberlin
‘I just wanted to say something about how decent people struggle in difficult situations.’
Soumya Bhattacharya | Interview
Soumya Bhattacharya & Roy Robins
‘The emotion and the impulse of fiction is autobiographical, but the events never are.’
Mark Crick | Interview
Mark Crick
Mark Crick on the DIY tips of the world’s greatest novelists, how to inhabit another writer’s voice and why there is nothing more erotic than painting.
Hannah Gersen | Interview
Hannah Gersen & Roy Robins
‘It’s very satisfying to write short stories because it can be a kind of game — to see how much can be revealed with just a few thousand words.’
The Rise of the British Jihad
Richard Watson
Richard Watson on Islamic fundamentalism, British security services and the future of terrorism and counter-intelligence.
