29-year-old Madeline Cash’s debut, Lost Lambs, was lauded by Lena Dunham – and it’s inspired by The Corrections and hard-boiled detective fiction.
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Summer reading is a byword for light escapism – but it can mean anything, from catching up on the classics to a new romance novel. Julian Novitz travels to the 19th century to trace its evolution.
Bob Dylan is now a literary celebrity. And next week, the Booker Prize judges will anoint another. The tag is still chiefly attached to men but women authors shouldn’t despair: fame and good writing can be uneasy bedfellows.
