Slushpile Mountaineering
A literary agent talks about slushpile mountaineering. About how you, as an author or aspiring author, can win in an environment that is stacked against you.
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Historical novelist as architect and builder (opens the original)
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How apposite that the Historical Novels Society should convene in Maynooth, Irish Maigh Nuad “the field of Nuadha” (a mythical king), a place of history, myth and learning. History, myth and fiction are all narratives, constructed in their own ways. Staring up at the beams in Pugin Hall at St Patrick’s College, where we congregated on the Friday evening, I thought about the writer building the historical world for their story: considering every bolt and ornament, how each detail illuminates a pa
UK readers, share your thoughts and views in our 2026 reader survey (opens the original)
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UK readers, share your thoughts and views in our 2026 reader survey. What trends are shaping reading and books today? Kate Nash Literary Agency are running the Popular Fiction Survey again and we want to hear from you:Enter the survey here. <div class="
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