Ian McEwan studied at the University of Sussex, where he received a BA degree in English Literature in 1970 and later received his MA degree in English Literature at the University of East Anglia.
Lionel Shriver's novels include the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, which won the 2005 Orange Prize and has now sold ove…
Adriaan van Dis is a Dutch writer, journalist and TV presenter, who debuted as writer in 1983 with the novel Nathan Sid. That same year he debuted as a TV presenter as host for the book talkshow Hier …
Bert Natter (1968) debuteerde in 2008 met de roman Begeerte heeft ons aangeraakt, die werd bekroond met de Selexyz Debuutprijs en de Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogtprijs. In 2015 verschenen Remington (l…
Herman Koch (1953) is known as a television producer and a writer. The book 'Het diner', published in 2009, was his breakthrough in the Netherlands. It was published in 17 countries. It was partly bas…
Carolijn Visser (Leiden, 5 september 1956) is een Nederlandse schrijfster van reisverhalen. Ze bracht een groot deel van haar jeugd door in Middelburg, waar ze de hbs bezocht. Ze reist al jarenlang ov…
Rob Waumans (1977) debuteerde in 2011 met Als je de stad binnenrijdt, die werd genomineerd voor de Academica Literatuurprijs. Daarna verschenen De nacht van Lolita (2013), De Solist (2019) en Oevers (…
Sara Bergmark Elfgren (a.k.a. Sara B. Elfgren) is an award-winning Swedish writer, screenwriter and playwright. She made her debut with the YA novel The Circle (2011), which she co-wrote with Mats Str…
Hendrik Groen, pseudonym of Peter de Smet, is a Dutch writer. He is the author of the book Pogingen iets van het leven te maken: Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 83¼ jaar (The Secret Diary of He…
Verhalen. Dat is waar het leven van Marijke om draait. Marijke (1985) studeerde af als sociaal pedagogisch hulpverlener en werkte jaren in de psychiatrie, waar ze ontelbaar veel mensen ontmoette met e…
I wanted to be an author from the moment I could pick up a pen and was writing boarding-school novels by the age of nine. I made the early mistake of thinking I ought to get a ‘proper job’ and went in…
Eva Björg was born and raised in Akranes, the small town featured in her books. The Creak on the Stairs was her debut novel. The book went on to win the Blackbird Award and became an Icelandic bestsel…
Lex Paleaux is schrijver, columnist en scenarist. Eerder verschenen van zijn hand onder meer de veelgeprezen romans Winterwater en Als de dood zucht, houd ik mijn adem in. Van Winterwater werd een suc…
After a haphazard early career that took her around the world, Eleanor Buchanan settled in York and began writing award-winning romance, historical, and time-slip novels under various pseudonyms.