INFLUENCES: My Influences by NICHOLAS SEARLE

Name: NICHOLAS SEARLE Author of: THE GOOD LIAR (2016) On Twitter: @searlegoodliar It’s difficult to list the influences on my writing. There are too many and several of them are subliminal rather than conscious. Plus, there’s a risk when you cite influences that you’re inviting comparisons. Definitely not, in my case: I’m looking up at […]

INFLUENCES: The Writer’s Bookshelf by ZYGMUNT MIŁOSZEWSKI

Name: ZYGMUNT MIŁOSZEWSKI Author of: ENTANGLEMENT (2010) A GRAIN OF TRUTH (2012) RAGE (2016) There are no schools or universities for writers. Well, there probably are some institutions out there that con people into believing they can be taught how to write, but the only school of writing worth mentioning is every writer’s […]

INFLUENCES: On ‘The Rock’ by GINA WOHLSDORF

Photo © Rachel Sundheim Name: GINA WOHLSDORF Author of: SECURITY (2016) On the web: http://www.ginawohlsdorf.com I was wracking my brain about which influence to discuss in this post. The truth is, everything I’ve read, watched and lived has had an influence on my fiction. I think that’s why I started writing to begin with, way […]

INFLUENCES: Five Books that Influenced Me by LIZ NUGENT

Name: LIZ NUGENT Author of: UNRAVELLING OLIVER (2014) LYING IN WAIT (2016) On the web: liznugent.ie On Twitter: @lizzienugent 1. The Book of Evidence by John Banville I first read this when it was published in 1991 and thought it excellent. I wasn’t surprised when it won the Booker prize. In 2002, I was […]

The Best Writers Are Onion Peelers by MICHAEL GROTHAUS

Name: MICHAEL GROTHAUS Author of: EPIPHANY JONES (2016) On the web: http://www.michaelgrothaus.com On Twitter: @michaelgrothaus Epiphany Jones, I’ve been told, is hard to categorize. When I ask people who have read it what kind of book they think it is they’ve replied “psychological thriller”, “literary fiction”, “crime”, “social satire”, “dark comedy”, “transgressive fiction”, and “a […]

INFLUENCES: Magic on Every Shelf by VANESSA RONAN

Name: Vanessa Ronan Author of: THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER (2016) On the web: vanessaronanbooks.com On Twitter: @vronan To celebrate tomorrow’s launch of Vanessa Ronan’s debut novel, The Last Days of Summer, I’m very pleased to welcome the author to Reader Dad to talk about her influences as a writer. My parents had a huge […]

INFLUENCES: My Writing Influences by CHRIS WHITAKER

Name: CHRIS WHITAKER Author of: TALL OAKS (2016) On Twitter: @whittyauthor To celebrate the launch of Chris Whitaker’s excellent debut novel, Tall Oaks, I’m very pleased to invite him to Reader Dad to talk about his writing influences. Be sure to check the other stops on the blog tour for more great insights into author […]

INFLUENCES: The Sum of our Experiences by JASON STARR

Name: JASON STARR Author of: SAVAGE LANE (2015) On the web: http://www.jasonstarr.com On Twitter: @JasonStarrBooks "Who are your influences?" This is a question all writers get, and I think I’ve given a different answer each time I’ve been asked. To some degree, it depends on my mood. If I’m feeling a little haughty and literary, […]

INFLUENCES: Literary Influences by OLIVER LANGMEAD & Competition

Name: OLIVER LANGMEAD Author of: DARK STAR (2015) Literary Influences, Contemporary & Classic Dark Star has a lot of influences, because it’s three things in one. It’s science fiction, it’s a detective story of the noir and hard-boiled brand, and it’s an epic in the classical sense. The best place to start is at […]

INFLUENCES: The New Northern Ireland by ANTHONY QUINN

Name: ANTHONY QUINN Author of: DISAPPEARED (2012) BORDER ANGELS (2013) THE BLOOD DIMMED TIDE (2014) On the web: anthonyquinnwriter.com On Twitter: @ajpquinn To celebrate the launch of his most recent novel, The Blood Dimmed Tide, I’m very pleased to welcome Anthony Quinn to Reader Dad to talk about some of the books that […]