The Anatomy of a Novel Local Author, Carys Bray in conversation with Catherine Foxon

Why are some novels unputdownable? What draws a reader to a particular writing style or genre? Join our conversation with Carys and hear the answers to these and other questions about what goes into the making of a seriously good read.

Carys Bray’s debut collection ‘Sweet Home’ won The Scott Prize and selected stories were broadcast on BBC Radio Four Extra. Her first novel ‘A Song for Issy Bradley’ was serialised

on BBC Radio Four’s Book at Bedtime and won an Author’s Club Best First Novel Award.

‘When the Lights Go Out’(2020) was one of the Times best paperbacks of 2021.

“… Bray’s satire shines with observation and subtlety…”

“ It is a relief to discover there are still novels being written that confront the great questions of the day with nuance, skill and artistry.” Irish Times

Carys was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.

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