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  • Behind the scenes at Newark Book Festival

    Behind the scenes at Newark Book Festival

    Changing pen colour daily, playing Glastonbury, working in graveyards: authors at Newark Book Festival share how they really write their books in conversations with Ellen Lavelle

  • Will Eaves’s novel ‘Murmur’ – inspired by real-life tragedy of Alan Turing – wins £30,000 literature prize

    The novelist and poet Will Eaves has won the 2019 Wellcome book prize for his fictionalised take on the chemical castration of mathematician Alan Turing. ‘Murmur’ (read our review here), published by CB Editions, was hailed as “a future classic” by judges of the £30,000 prize. It is Eaves’s fifth novel and the third published…

  • 15 excellent short stories you can read for free right now

    15 excellent short stories you can read for free right now

    Are you a literature addict looking for that sweet hit of literary ecstasy that comes from reading well-told stories? Are you also – like so many of us slaving away with ever-increasing work demands – short on time? Fortunately, we have just the thing for you that can satiate your craving for well-told, expertly-crafted fiction;…

  • Creatives in profile: Interview with Papertrail Podcast founder, Alex Blott

      It’s no secret that the team here at Nothing in the Rulebook are always looking out for new and exciting creative projects. So when we stumbled upon the brand-spanking-new (and quite-ruddy-brilliant) Papertrail Podcast our minds were immediately filled with an assortment of creative possibilities. Founded in 2016, Papertrail Podcast is a monthly book podcast featuring interviews with authors…

  • Writing when you’re broke: authors’ incomes collapse to “abject” levels

    Shocking new statistics show that the number of authors able to make a living from their writing has plummeted dramatically over the last eight years, with the average professional author now making well below the salary required to achieve the minimum living standard in the UK. According to a survey commissioned by the Authors’ Licensing…

  • Do poets dream of electric literature?

    In 2011, one of the longest-running student-run literary journals in the USA – Archive at Duke University – ran its annual call for poetry submissions for its Fall Issue. The editors, shifting through the reams of poetry, stumbled upon a short poem called “For the Bristlecone Snag”. It was environmentally themed. It struck a slightly…

  • Writers on their favourite books

    Everyone has that book they can’t get out of their head. The story that will forever hold a special place in their hearts and souls. We were lucky enough to have the chance to ask* five famous authors about their favourite books** – here’s what they told us… Jonathan Franzen – The Hungry Caterpillar “This…

  • Why do some authors write in secret?

    Writers often hide behind a pen name or keep the very act of writing a secret from colleagues, friends or family. But what is it about writing that makes writers want to hide from view? Chris Smith investigates… Pick up the pen (name) It wasn’t until the publication of his first novel Call for the…

  • Writing tips from writers

    So. You want to be a writer. You’ve looked in detail at the alternatives – the refined meals in the company of elegant people; socialising with high society; going places; doing things; paying bills; eating food not made in a tin can – and you’ve decided it just ain’t for you. You’re the next Carver,…