Of course you should study whatever you want. The written appreciation and understanding of literature, or any kind of artistic endeavour, is absolutely central to a decent society. Why d'you think books are the first things that the fascists burn?

Do you miss her?' 'Who? Emma? Of course. Every day. She was my best friend.

Imagine staying awake all night not because you're worried about the future but because it's FUN

He's a better person when she's around, and isn't that what friends are for, to raise you up and keep you at your best?

…and Emma felt another small portion of her soul fall away.

I've been a compulsive reader for as long as I can remember.

As a novelist, I'm incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn't mean that I don't lie awake at four o'clock in the morning, worrying.