2010

Alan Sillitoe considers the background he shared with Keith Waterhouse
Dialogue: Beryl Bainbridge talks to Hilary Mantel
Colin Thubron on his private and public selves
John Carey reveals an intriguing postscript to his biography of William Golding
Lucasta Miller explains why women still thrill to the gothic
Anthony Gardner investigates the boom in creative-writing courses
Piers Plowright introduces the RSL's new master-classes
Frances Spalding looks at how authors choose titles
Short story: Kate Clanchy's winning entry for the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize
Elizabeth Berridge remembers a literary life, and Tim Manderson remembers her

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