Isabel Costello
Writer represented by Diana Beaumont of the Rupert Heath Literary Agency in London. Visit my Literary Sofa blog at www.isabelcostelloliterarysofa.com for listings and in-depth reviews of the best new titles in literary and upmarket commercial fiction and features on both reading and writing.
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Isabel Costello: On the Literary Sofa
http://isabelcostelloliterarysofa.com/
Listings and in-depth reviews of the best new titles in literary and commercial fiction and features on choosing books, reading groups and lots more.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 428 )
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Words and Poetry and Me
It’s no surprise that last week’s post by Isabel Rogers on What a Poet can teach a Novelist was a huge hit. The idea for the post came from the input Isabel R... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Author – Isabel Rogers on What a Poet Can Teach a Novelist
This morning I found myself simultaneously emptying the dishwasher, waiting for an insurance company to answer the phone and thinking about poetry. I will not... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
New Year, New Books, New Horizons
Just a quick note to wish all my subscribers and readers a very happy new year! I hope you had a good break with some time to read as well as all the... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Fiction Hot Picks 2016
This is the ninth Literary Sofa selection of new/forthcoming fiction, a labour of love that I am delighted to share. No book is here just because it sounds... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
2015 – My Year in Books
Does it make sense to talk about books of the year with a whole month to go? It does in my case because I’ve moved onto next year’s releases in the search for m... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Writers on Location – André Alexis on Toronto
I am constantly finding new books to enthuse about (I know, it’s hard to keep up) but today’s Writers on Location visit to Toronto is a special cause for... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Author – Catherine Simpson on Writing a Woman in Crisis
One of the joys of running the Literary Sofa is the way threads sometimes develop out of nowhere and lately there’s been something of a ‘what readers really... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Author – Beth Miller, the Accidental Psychological Thriller Writer
There’s an unusual backstory to this week’s post. I met my guest Beth Miller at a party hosted by her publishers and was given an advance copy of her second... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Review/Conversation with the Author – The Age of Reinvention by Karine Tuil
This is my first in-depth look at a novel since Michel Houellebecq’s Submission back in March and coincidentally it is of another French bestseller that has... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Writers on Location – Anja De Jager on Amsterdam
I’ve recently returned from a very enjoyable, stimulating and exhausting week in New York and there will be no drop in the pace over the next few weeks. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Author – Helen MacKinven on Setting Her Novel in a Small Town
Once again I am very happy to be hosting a writer who has been following and supporting the Literary Sofa from the beginning and who has now achieved her goal o... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Author – Stephanie Butland in Praise of the ‘Quiet Book’
Usually (and officially) when a guest author writes for the Literary Sofa it begins with me enjoying their book, getting in touch and suggesting a related... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Interior Life – Part One
There’s a post on Facebook that many of you will have seen and in some cases reposted on your own timeline as requested by the person who originally wrote it. Read more
Posted on 27 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Writers on Location – Lucy Brydon on Shanghai
My trip to Malaysia last winter left me with a hankering to get to know the Far East better but even before that, reading Tash Aw’s Five Star Billionaire had... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literary Lunch Blog Anniversary Competition 2015
Four years (and according to WordPress, 200 posts) ago I started the Literary Sofa blog without a clue what I was doing or where it would lead. Read more
Posted on 16 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Verdict on My Summer Reading 2015
Since the follow-up verdict on my Summer Holiday TBR List was so popular last year, I’m doing it again, including a couple of other books which have impressed m... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Writers on Location – Jason Hewitt on Writing a Road Novel
To start the autumn season on the Literary Sofa, I am delighted to welcome Jason Hewitt as the first author to appear twice in my Writers on Location series. Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My Summer Holiday TBR List 2015
One way and other, this year has been a bit intense so far. It was only a couple of weeks ago that for the first time in ages I found myself feeling relaxed... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Writers on Location – Virginia Baily on Rome
The destination for today’s Writers on Location, Rome, is one of Europe’s most visited cities and high on many a travel wishlist. Read more
Posted on 23 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Author – Anne Goodwin – When Small is Beautiful in the Publication Circus
It is always a good day on the Literary Sofa when I get to feature a book and author whose path to publication I have followed for some time. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE