Shortlist spotlight – Amanda Smyth
23rd May, 2022
Shortlister Amanda Smyth spoke to Sheila Averbuch about her brilliant novel Fortune, how it was inspired by her own family history, showed us some fascinating photographs of the period, and introduced us to some of the evocative terminology used by the early oil explorers. There’s a chance to see the conversation again above or… Read More »
Shortlist Spotlight – Colm Tóibín
18th May, 2022
Colm Tóibín, author of The Magician, spoke to the Prize’s Sheila Averbuch about the inspirations for his novel, and how he researched his subject Thomas Mann and the times he lived in. He even gave gave us a thrilling preview of his next novel, a sequel to Brooklyn! You can watch the absorbing interview above or on… Read More »
Shortlist spotlight – Andrew Greig
18th May, 2022
Andrew Greig, author of the 2022 shortlisted novel Rose Nicolson, spoke to the Prize’s Sheila Averbuch in the first of our Shortlist Spotlight interviews. You can watch the fascinating interview above or on our facebook page. Andrew also kindly answered some burning questions we posed to him in writing, which you can read below. Q: How… Read More »