Apart from the big hitters Timothy Mo’s Pure and Sebastian Faulk’s A possible Life which I reviewed (see my book reviews post), there were other books I enjoyed this year which largely escaped the main media. These included poets, Declan…
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‘Now that the literary novel is marginalized, the theatre too often a time-serving charade, and poetry increasingly like a children’s party game, perhaps it’s time once more for the considered observation, the aphorism, the intimate journal and the reflective diary.’…
My highly-commended novel The Avenue is now available on Kindle at Amazon.com for $3.68 or for £1.93 on Amazon.co.uk Some reviews of The Avenue: “James Lawless has a mighty thoughtful and penetrating capacity to make you gasp and rage and…
One of my bookshelves “The contents of someone’s bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait. ” Anatole Broyard
‘Does it matter as much to a famous writer to be included on a shortlist as it would to a debut novelist?
Three of my novels: Peeling Oranges (‘A book to lose oneself in. I highly recommend it’ — Gabriel Byrne) For Love of Anna (‘A literary page-turner,’ Catherine Cooney) and Finding Penelope (‘A novel that will give deep literary pleasure’ —…
Spanish novelist Javier Marías turns down €20,000 government prize www.guardian.co.uk Author of The Infatuations says he does not want public money, but stance is criticised by previous winner
My holidays In this section » Go Deals Head to the slopes, and London Go Niche Take off Dizzying Donegal Go Gadgets Writer James Lawless What was your best holiday? A cultural exchange scholarship to Vigo, Galicia many years ago. I…
‘If teaching creative writing were impossible, 21st-century literature as we know it would not exist.’ John Barber. Who agrees or disagrees with this statement. Could it be possible that some of these schools are churning out homogeneous writing where everything…
“Whereas that little file embedded in a piece of plastic isn’t pretty to look at. You can’t lend it. You can’t sell it. And you can’t bequeath it to your children.’ Waterstones boss James Daunt on the Kindle. Three of…