http://www.ft.com/arts/books/smalltalkhttp://www.ft.com/rss/arts/books/smalltalkFT.com -Arts & weekend, Books - Small Talken© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:28:10 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:06:32 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/books/smalltalk(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/a86e90dc-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fbooks%2Fsmalltalkhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a86e90dc-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlWho is my perfect reader? I don't think one person would fit the bill. If I had known there was a perfect reader I would have put an ad in The Lady and saved myself a lot of botherFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:28:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/eb1665d8-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fbooks%2Fsmalltalkhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/eb1665d8-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlWhat does it mean to be a writer? It means both complete freedom and absolute discomfort. I can never settle because of the freedom it gives meFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:37:26 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5ea126e8-bf65-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fbooks%2Fsmalltalkhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5ea126e8-bf65-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlWhat am I most proud of writing? My first novel, 'Death of a River Guide,' because writing it was so hard and seemingly so doomed, and the publication of it freed meSat, 24 Oct 2009 00:46:32 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/2afbac86-b9e4-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fbooks%2Fsmalltalkhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2afbac86-b9e4-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlWho is my perfect reader? Someone who isn't in a hurry, who is free of prejudices, and who recognises the value of honestySat, 17 Oct 2009 00:37:36 +0100