What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in December Authors, journalists and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025
Best fiction books of 2024: from Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Percival Everett’s James THE LIST: Catch up on the year’s best new novels with Katie Rosseinsky and Jessie Thompson’s edit of 2024’s most memorable fiction The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024
Polari prize shortlists include Munroe Bergdorf, Jon Ransom and Lex Croucher Prize founder Paul Burston says shortlisted books ‘remind us of the power of queer storytelling at a time when some would see our books and stories banned’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024
‘I feel like when I’m 50 people will take me seriously’: novelists Eliza Clark and Julia Armfield in conversation The two authors, who became friends during lockdown, discuss their experiences in the UK publishing industry, the day job, and books they love The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – in deep water Dysfunctional families and queer desire at the end of the world, in a compelling vision of climate breakdown The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – familial conflict before the final days Three sisters attempt to deal with their father’s death as the end of the world draws near in an evocative novel about sibling rivalry The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024
Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books Armfield’s novel Our Wives Under the Sea won the overall prize, while Ransom’s The Whale Tattoo took the first book award The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
7 Novels Centering On Queer Characters I Loved, And 8 I Want To Read Next Red, White and Royal Blue is one of the great LGBTQ+ books that I have read, and here are some others. Cinemablend · Aug 19, 2023
‘Like moving through water while everyone is on land’: the writers exploring sexuality through sea life A host of LGBTQ+ authors are finding parallels with mermaids, tropical fish and other creatures of the deep as a way to make sense of their own lives The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield – deep emotions A woman returns to her wife transformed after a deep-sea voyage in this powerful debut novel The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022