Author wrote more than 60 best-selling novels including the Inspector Wexford series

The Hennessy Hall of Fame poet looks back on her childhood and the path that led her to ‘stand up for the word’

Stephen King was the first writer to embrace the medium

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Strong women grab Kells by the book

Granta has published its list of the best young British novelists, but can one publisher define a generation and what do young writers have over their older colleagues?