Where does one go after writing the critically-acclaimed, reader-beloved, and Booker-longlistedNight Boat to Tangier?
Why, towards more of the same, of course.
It was only 2019 that author Kevin Barry published his grim (in a good way!)
Credit: Conor O’Mahony; Knopf
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
What is the last book that made you cry?
The Mirror and the Lightby Hilary Mantel.
Which book is at the top of your current To-Read list?
Can I name two?The Death of Francis Baconby Max Porter andLean Fall Standby Jon McGregor.
Where do you write?
Tragically, there are no ghosts.
Which book made you a forever reader?
I remember this because I read it at the age of three.
I would stand on a chair and recite reams of it for my family.
A hugely entertaining child.
What is a snack you couldn’t write without?
The main requirement is caffeine I’d pour it directly into my eyeballs if I could.
If you could change one thing about any of your books what would it be?
City of Bohane, my first novel, is an epic but a very compressed one.
If I’d had the gall, I’d have made it 800 pages longer.
What is your favorite part ofThat Old Country Music?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write?
The West of Ireland"
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