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Natasha Brown

‘My mother was always telling me over the phone about people who had recently died.’

An excerpt from Natasha Brown’s debut novel.

Exit Father

Mai Nardone

‘He was a tossed coin, two faces alternating to catch the light.’

A story by Mai Nardone.

The Great Mistake

Jonathan Lee

‘The first attempt on the life of Andrew Green had occurred on Thanksgiving Day in 1873.’

An excerpt from the new novel by Jonathan Lee.

Granddaughter of the Octopus

Rémy Ngamije

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize for the region of Africa.

People Who Live Here

Holly Pester

‘Another man dithering around six foot two had recently moved in.’

A story by Holly Pester, author of Comic Timing.

The Woman in the Purple Skirt

Natsuko Imamura

An excerpt from The Woman in the Purple Skirt, which won the 2019 Akutagawa Prize.

Breast or Tooth?

Tishani Doshi

‘A breast just casually hanging around, being a functional exocrine gland, enjoying the sun? Impossible.’

Tishani Doshi on women’s rights in India.

Stone Fruit

Lee Lai

From the new graphic novel by artist Lee Lai.

Notes on Craft

Kjersti A. Skomsvold

Kjersti A. Skomsvold on writing The Child, a book on motherhood and grief.

Notes on Craft

Jonathan Lee

The author of The Great Mistake discusses the importance of opening lines.

Dead Souls

Sam Riviere

‘The uproar was immediate. Criticism and condemnation rose on all sides.’

Sam Riviere on publishing’s deal souls.

The Child

Kjersti A. Skomsvold

Translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken, an excerpt from The Child by Kjersti A. Skomsvold.

Anne-Marie the Beauty

Yasmina Reza

An excerpt from the playwright’s new book.

If You Kept a Record of Sins

Andrea Bajani

‘It’s like a second gestation, like entering the world a second time.’

An excerpt from Andrea Bajani’s novel If You Kept a Record of Sins, available from Archipelago Books. Translated from the Italian by Elizabeth Harris.