Michael Crummey: I’m waiting for an idea that has enough gravitational pull
When you were writing The Innocents, did you know that you would write The Adversary as well? No, I had no idea. When did you know that you were going…
Old Christmas Day
It’s been called one of the greatest short stories ever written: James Joyce‘s The Dead, set on The Feast of the Epiphany, opening as Gabriel Conroy and his wife, Gretta,…
All the Joys of the Season
Enjoy your Holidays, and visit us again in the New Year (NQ already has some great posts lined up!).
Winter issue on the stands!
The theme is Travel, and we’ll take you from Bulgaria to Belleoram, from the cherry blossoms in Tokyo to a bull ride in Mexico, to childhood and back. With writing from…
Scott Hudson: “Keeping dogs and continuing the dog sledding tradition is a way of paying respect to our ancestors”
Could you tell us about growing up and learning of the importance of dog teams through storytelling? What kind of stories, and who told them? I recall many nights sitting…
Leyton Gallery decks the walls for their annual Christmas Exhibition,
with gorgeous art, no ho-ho-holding back on the verve or the vibrancy, for ’tis the season for light and colour, and all things that bring joy. Opening tomorrow at The…