BackStory: Six Questions with Riham Adly Author of Why I Left You That Day in a Pawnshop What inspired you to write ‘Why I Left You That Day in a Pawnshop’? There is a deep-rooted longing in me to the…
BackStory: Five Questions with K. Noel Moore
BackStory: Five Questions with K. Noel Moore Author of Homecoming Who are your favourite historical fiction writers and why? A: Emma Donoghue, hands down. I loved Room as much as anybody, but it’s her historical work I really can’t get…
BackStory: Five Questions with Adachioma Ezeano
BackStory: Five Questions with Adachioma Ezeano Author of Of Chinwoke What inspired you to write ‘Of Chinwoke’? I grew up surrounded by stories about the Biafra war. Stories about families that stayed together, loved, were almost unbroken, until a child…
BackStory: Five Questions with C. G. Thompson
BackStory: Five Questions with C. G. Thompson Author of Sixteen Time Zones from Home What inspired you to write ‘Sixteen Time Zones from Home’? Several of my relatives served in World War II, though in some cases I didn’t know…
BackStory: Six Questions with Mary Morrissy
BackStory: Six Questions with Mary Morrissy Author of Iceblink What inspired you to write ‘Iceblink’? The life story of the protagonist, Fred Fleet, the lookout man on the Titanic, who killed himself aged 77. Were there any interesting facts, details,…
Six Questions with Sian Brighal
Six Questions with Sian Brighal Author of Water Over the Tunnel What inspired you to write ‘Water Over the Tunnel’? I was suddenly made aware that many things we make use of on a daily basis have a history. When…
BackStory: Six Questions with Charles Duffie
BackStory: Six Questions with Charles Duffie Author of Y2K What inspired you to write ‘Y2K’? Mass shootings have become a tragic ritual in America. These shattering events can’t be predicted and, given our current political and cultural environment, I don’t…
BackStory: Five Questions with Sarah Smith
BackStory: Five Questions with Sarah Smith Author of The Blockcutter What inspired you to write this ‘The Blockcutter’? My grandad, who worked as a blockcutter in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. The town was central to the linoleum industry for a large part…
BackStory: Five Questions with Rosanna Hildyard
BackStory: Five Questions with Rosanna Hildyard Author of Whispers, behind closed doors What inspired you to write ‘Whispers, Behind Closed Doors’? I’ve always been interested in Anne Boleyn. She seems to have been as glamourous to the English courtiers of…
BackStory: Five Questions with Kiira Rhosair
BackStory: Five Questions with Kiira Rhosair Author of From Darjeeling, with Love What inspired you to write ‘From Darjeeling, with Love’? I was researching varieties of tea for my novel and came across some academic pieces about the history of…