The Things We Thought We Knew
Mahsuda Snaith’s mesmerising first novel The Things We Thought We Knew is a story full of twists and turns that blurs the lines
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Sanjida Kay: how I write
When my daughter was four, she made me a book. It’s full of secret writing. She says I can decide what the writing
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Three simple steps to a better submission
During my nearly two decades in the book world I have received countless submissions from authors. Some of these were beautifully presented, enticing
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Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West
by Nilopar Uddin A damp evening in Manchester’s Dean Street, and Waterstones is brimming with eager faces. Speaking to the women sitting around
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New prize for Pakistani writers of imaginative fiction
by Tehseen Baweja How do you help somebody break free from the shackles of orthodoxy and conformity? This is a very real and
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Genre fiction: Is it time to challenge our literary snobbery?
Horror, science fiction and fantasy. Currently there’s a plethora of it on the small and big screen, such as Game of Thrones, Westworld
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Here’s a sari and a mango: an investigation on South Asian book covers
When I look at South Asian books in a store, their covers make me think: how many of these books can actually be
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