Carmen Maria Machado on lockdown, utopias and writing

‘Survival is its own art form’

The US author reflects on the success of her genre-bending queer gothic memoir, In The Dreamhouse.

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What Modern Nature taught me about sex, loss & identity

The book that made me

In a new column, the world’s most exciting writers share the books that had the biggest influence on their life. This week, it’s Luke Turner on Derek Jarman.

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What the The Virgin Suicides taught me about life & love

The book that made me

In a new column, the world’s most exciting writers share the books that had the biggest influence on their life.

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Heartfelt advice from a renowned writer to a novice

'It's all shit until it isn't'

Award-winning novelist Colum McCann has made a book of tips to save writers time and suffering. Huck reached out to him for some personalised guidance.

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Into the fires of Hell: Author Ryan Gattis on the LA riots, tattoos and the Lynwood Vikings

The Spiel Sesh: No. 4

Novelist Ryan Gattis, who penned the LA Riots odyssey All Involved, answers our quick-fire Q&A series, the The Spiel Sesh.

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Five things we learnt from Miranda July’s Southbank Centre talk

An evening with a multi-talented artist

Miranda July was in London last night and spoke on how to write sexual fantasy sequences and the real men behind her debut novel The First Bad Man.

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Catherine Lacey’s debut novel is a modern day ‘Bell Jar’ for the digital generation

An ode to feeling stuck

Nobody is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey is full of strange and hilarious insights into the caprices of the human heart.