DAVID SAVILL

In this week's blog, an extended essay in response to James Marriott's take on the contemporary novel. Times columnist James Marriot is...

Every year I teach a class in children's fiction. The most difficult reads for my students to enjoy are a particular ‘middle grade’ of...

Elsewhere in this blog I have asserted with the (false?) confidence of a creative writing teacher, that a novel can be defined as nothing...

It is nearly always dull to hear other people’s dreams recounted, partly, because in dreams there are no dramatic stakes. Whatever...

If I was asked to demonstrate the potential of the novel to someone who has never read one before, I might suggest The Hummingbird. This...

Novel thoughts is a blog of my immediate reactions to reading a novel. This is not a critical review or recommendation, but the first...