Review: “Zorrie” by Laird Hunt

[published on Bandit Fiction, 24/10/2021] Finishing Zorrie and finding out, through his acknowledgements section, that Laird Hunt kept a copy of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves on hand throughout the writing process is the least surprising part of a novel that, generally, does not try very hard to surprise you. Zorrie is a gentle book, or at least is trying to be.Continue reading “Review: “Zorrie” by Laird Hunt”

Podcast for New Writing S2E1: Food

Food: a growing issue. As a cultural foundation and a method of human connectedness, today’s episode discusses food’s prevalence in our reading and writing. Alienor Bombarde is joined by Ruby Martin and Zoë Wells to discuss reading and writing food. Ruby narrates her hilarious experimental piece ‘roadside jam’, while Zoë delves into the intrinsic beautyContinue reading “Podcast for New Writing S2E1: Food”