Gabriel Tallent on the ‘soul-destroying agony’ of his first book tour, and his ‘less violent’ second novel
Tallent’s debut My Absolute Darling, hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ by Stephen King, catapulted him into fame without warning
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The Screamers: the controversial cult that operated out of Donegal for nearly two decades
While researching my new novel, I became fascinated with the people who chose to join a group whose belief system and way of life were at odds with so much of Irish society’s standards
Is silence golden? When writers choose to stop
Novelist Julian Barnes’s retirement highlights how rare it is for a writer to choose to fall silent
Stranger Things has turned us inside out and upside down. Is the best yet to come?
Geeks were already going mainstream before the sci-fi franchise landed, but the love letter to nerd culture took the trend to another level
Shining scars: The 10 best Stephen King movies, in reverse order
With four new King adaptations released this year alone, it’s a good time to chart the best from the past 50 years
The soapy thrills of David Attenborough’s Kingdom prove irresistible
This is nature film-making at its best. But it is in the field of narrative storytelling that Kingdom excels
The Halloween Movie Quiz: Which ghastly character is someone else?
Plus: What was the first Stephen King adaptation to make it into cinemas?
The Long Walk review: This is the best Stephen King film in years
Competing cast bust every tendon in creating gripping ambulatory drama that is more relevant than ever
The Movie Quiz: On which streaming service will you see the next Bond film?
Plus: Who has not been the title character in a Stephen King adaptation?
The Life of Chuck review: Stephen King adaptation starts strongly and goes backwards
The fans Mike Flanagan’s film has acquired seem moved to near-religious ecstasy. Beware of the evangelists
‘We came home to find our house on fire. I had a newborn and two toddlers at the time’
Amanda Cassidy on her latest thriller, The Stranger Inside; her big US and UK book deal; and her love of the character Tom Ripley
Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’
With one novel published and two more on the way, the author discusses the investigating duo he created, his brush with cinema success and the best writing advice he’s heard
Author James Rebanks: ‘There is something to be said for knowing you lived in accord with your values and beliefs’
The writer and farmer on finding his mojo among women in Norway, shameful plastic rubbish and why he has no interest in a literary dinner party
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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