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The Latest Breaking News from Coco Mellors

London poet accuses author Coco Mellors of basing Blue Sisters character on him

James Massiah says experience has been ‘harmful’ and led to him having a ‘mini identity crisis’

The Guardian - UK

Novelist Rebecca Watson: ‘What are siblings: twisted reflections of ourselves? Allies? Enemies?’

The author of I Will Crash, about an estranged brother and sister, looks at other books on difficult sibling relationships, from authors including Sally Rooney and Julia Armfield

The Guardian - UK

What I learnt from my teacher Martin Amis, reveals millennial novelist Coco Mellors

The ‘Cleopatra and Frankenstein’ author also told Hay Festival audiences that being a mother is not ‘an enemy to being an artist’

The Independent UK

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The new voices and hidden gems of Hay Festival 2024

Hear from up-and-coming stars of the literary world before they rocket up the bestseller lists, and make sure you don’t miss some of the eclectic treats on Hay Festival’s vast programme, writes Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK

Coco Mellors: 'As a sober person, I don't think I'll ever not be able to write about addiction'

As her much-hyped new novel Blue Sisters lands, she talks to Hayley Spencer about how addiction and recovery guide her writing, touring with her baby, and why she’s so glad her success was a slow-burn

Evening Standard

Author Coco Mellors: ‘I needed from the book something that I needed in my life – a sense of hope’

Blue Sisters, the novelist’s follow-up to her debut Cleopatra and Frankenstein, focuses on death and addiction. She explains how she found her way to a more optimistic story

The Guardian - UK

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Best contemporary novels to read in 2024, from Wandering Souls to Hamnet

Start the year off right with some 21st century classics

Evening Standard

The best fiction books to read in 2024, from David Nicholls to Kiley Reid

Spend your 2024 getting lost in very good novels – there are plenty to choose from. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to the year’s unmissable fiction

The Independent UK

Cleopatra and Frankenstein review: an inhalable debut that will (definitely) be compared to Sally Rooney

Coco Mellors’s witty, stylish debut about the fall-out from a snap marriage between an older man and a younger woman is nostalgic and very-readable, says Jessie Thompson

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