Author interviews

As a reader, writer and journalist, I’m intrigued to discover more about the author behind my latest read, be that fiction or non-fiction. In the first of my new series of author interviews, I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Rebecca Perry, the author of MAY WE FEED THE KING (Granta, £14.99), and Winner of The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026.

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Sixty minutes with … Rebecca Perry, author of MAY WE FEED THE KING (Granta, £14.99) Winner of The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026!
Sixty minutes with … Rebecca Perry, author of MAY WE FEED THE KING (Granta, £14.99) Winner of The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026!

In the run-up to The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 prize giving, I spoke to Rebecca Perry, author of MAY WE FEED THE KING, about her inspirations for the novel, her writing process and where she likes to write.

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Book review: John of John by Douglas Stuart (Picador, £20)
Book review: John of John by Douglas Stuart (Picador, £20)

JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart is the tender, heartbreaking and yet also life-affirming tale of young Cal, who, having completed art school, returns to his childhood home on the island of Harris. He is gradually drawn back into the tight-knit Presbyterian community, with its undercurrent of secret relationships, past and present, all set against the windswept, wild backdrop of a remote Scottish island.

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