Top Ten – Annabel Smith

Once upon a time, I hated staying home on Saturday nights. I guess I must be getting old because Saturday night found me…

Some time ago I asked the members of my book club what they thought made a good book club book. Most agreed that…

For me, tales of addiction are compelling in that ‘fascination of the abomination’ kind of way. Here are some of my favourites, based…

I’m a big fan of the films of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, and on the weekend rented his early classic Women on the…

I’ve just started reading Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins and it is my favourite kind of book – an analysis of an ordinary family’s…

After a long fallow period following the publication of my first novel, A New Map of the Universe, 2012 has been an exciting…

Annabel Smith