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How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all

The author on the short stories that taught her about grief, being inspired by Jennifer Egan, and rereading James Baldwin

While many of us will remember the last year as a time when superstar authors published highly anticipated follow-ups — think Michelle Obama, Jennifer Egan and Hanya Yanagihara — it was also a banner year for emerging voices.

Dazzling invention from Jennifer Egan, a state-of-the nation tale from Jonathan Coe and impressive debut novels and short stories are among this year’s highlights

Her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad" charmed readers in 2010 and was hailed by critics as a true literary engagement with the age of tech. Jennifer Egan's latest novel "The Candy House" explores the evolution of the online space and how it is rewiring our interactions,…

The ‘Goon Squad’ author on the ‘mass psychosis’ of her homeland and the right to write about anything in the ‘greedy grab bag’ of fiction

This companion novel to A Visit from the Goon Squad, in which memories are uploaded and shared, explores the loneliness of hyper-connectivity

As ‘The Candy House’ – the sequel to her hit 2010 novel ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’ – is published, the author tells Suze Olbrich how the book was written in a ‘half-dream’ state, and talks existential dread, autocracy and fighting book bans

In her typically inventive fashion, Jennifer Egan calls The Candy House, the follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize winner A Visit from the Goon Squad (2011), a “sibling novel”.