The Fence

All Possible Plots II

You could read a book, but why bother? Here, we list all the possible plots every author could come up with instead.
Sachin Kureishi

Something to Tell You

On Boxing Day 2022, the writer Hanif Kureishi had a fall that left him paralysed from the neck down. His son Sachin reflects on a year caring for his once-carer.
Gus Carter

Hacks, Stacks & Perfect Sniffing

Lifting the veil on the London Library, our capital's most clandestine reading house.
Fiona Mozley

Ghost ‘n’ the Machine

When you open up the spirit realm, you can't control who wanders in. Sometimes – just sometimes – the ghost of Oscar Wilde will give you career advice.
Geoff Dyer

Failure to Turn

The majordomo of literary non-fiction meditates upon his mortality, his ear hair, and his complicated feelings toward the oeuvre of Luca Guadagnino.
John Banville

Coming of Age

The unforgettable feeling of first love.
Jo Hamya

Hot Takes

Some conversations, not always with friends.
Josiah Gogarty

Waugh on Woke

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart are old news. What programmes woud Gary Lineker's Goalhanger Productions commission if human mortality were no object?
Josh Mcloughlin

Taboo or not Taboo

A conference with the world’s angriest academic.
Anonymous

A Novel Guide

Finally got that first book published? Our anonymous insider tells you what happens next.