I have absolutely no illusions that I’d last very long. The crabs would be nibbling on my toes in about
Desert Island Books: Cecilia Ekbäck
I am so, so hoping my desert island will be one of the bare, windswept islands in the Baltic Sea off
Desert Island Books: Nicola Pryce
At first, I thought it would be impossible to choose just five books for my desert island. My head was
Desert Island Books: Emily Holleman
I admit my first reaction was to see if there was a way to bend the rules—what exactly counts as a “book”? Can I include Complete Works? Facing-page translations? After abandoning my attempts to “cheat” this hypothetical situation, I tried to balance the familiar with the new, the entertaining with the mind-bendingly complex. (I should probably […]
Desert Island Books: Margaret George
This is fun, because my first novel (unpublished) was about three people on an island – not a desert one but a tropical one so I could have snakes, volcanoes, and so on – and I made it really difficult for them by not having any books at all. By the end of the novel […]
Desert Island Books: Michelle Birkby
I can only take five books to a desert island? Just five? And I presume one of them can’t be an exceptionally large map book, with tidal currents and shipping lanes and a handy pair of semaphore flags? No? Alright then, just five books to while away the hours. Sounds rather fun, actually. Jane Eyre […]
Desert Island Books: Anna Mazzola
Like all writers, I sometimes dream of being locked away from all humanity so that I can have the time to, a) write, and b) get through the enormous ‘TBR’ pile that has actually become an entire room. A desert island would be even better, assuming it’s the sunny, sandy kind with palm trees, hot […]
Desert Island Books: Sophia Tobin
I’m well aware that when choosing five books for a desert island, the most sensible choice would be a bushcraft manual by Ray Mears or Bear Grylls. But, frankly, I’m going to be relying on low-hanging fruit for my survival (the chances of me wrestling a caiman are zero). I’m also hoping there’s enough dry […]