Lydia Syson reflects on the particular kinds of truth that fiction can reveal, considers the radical history of her maternal forebears, and puts the case for novel-reading as an essential element of historical research in ‘The Evidence of Fiction’.
Lucy Caldwell speaks with Ann Morgan about her short stories and writing about Northern Ireland, the impact of parenthood on creative work, the lure of poetry and the knack of knowing when to stick the knife in with live audiences.
Lucy Caldwell speaks with Ann Morgan about influential mentors, the challenges of publishing young and the struggles that writers’ biographies often hide, and the comparative strengths and demands of different writing forms.