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Do You Judge a Book by its … Author Photograph?

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 / Claire Fuller / 40 Comments

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Here’s a task for you: get five or so hardback books and look at the author photographs in the back. How many writers are smiling? How many look pensive? Which of them would influence what you think about the book? Continue reading →


I have written six novels: Hunger and Thirst, The Memory of Animals, Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, Unsettled Ground. Click 'About' in the top menu to find out more.

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Some final events for 2026: Doesn’t everyone love coming-of-age stories? A period we’ve all been through, one of great change and many firsts. First kiss, first love, first time we realise that everyone is fallible including ourselves. Here are nine coming-of-age novels that I’ve loved. Visit my website to find out what each of them are about and why I loved them: clairefuller.co.uk A fantastic event @turner_sims last night talking about music and writing, and Hunger and Thirst. It’s the most beautiful venue. We were treated to @henryaylingguitarist playing the piano music that he wrote for the audio book (the video is him practicing on the concert hall’s Steinway before the event), as well as two guitar & voice pieces. Thanks to the brilliant @writercaroleburns for the questions and to everyone who came. (And thanks @ali_shaw1 for the pictures.) This autumn the Hunger and Thirst book tour continues: The Colour of Milk by Nell Leyshon is narrated by Mary who has the most original voice. voice. She’s 14, it’s rural England in 1831 and she has only just learned to read and write. She’s a milkmaid until her father sends her to the vicarage to help the vicar’s wife who is ill. Mary is fierce, she says her mind, and she is writing an account of what happened to her. There were no surprises for me, but I did really enjoy this. Short, bleak, sad. It’s not Lonesome Dove, it’s different, but it’s as good. Filled with longing and loneliness but never sentimental, The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry has gone straight onto my books of the year. I’ve had lots of new followers recently. Thanks! So I thought it might be time for a Meet the Author post.👋 I read 80+ books a year: novels (mostly), short stories, non-fiction, and memoir. And recently a few people have asked me how I find the time. The answer is simple really: I prioritise reading, like you might for anything you love doing. But if you want to increase how often you read, which is not about reading faster, but just spending more time doing it, here are some of the things I do that might help: In December I’m teaching on an @arvon__ residential creative writing course called, Fiction: Reaching the End. It at The Hurst in Shropshire and there are only a few spaces left so grab them while you can.
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