Mark Haddon

Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – brilliant tales of beasts

Greek myths inspire a masterly short-story collection that takes in ghosts, gods and meditations on mortality

Nina Allan

31, Aug, 2024 @6:30 AM

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is about an autistic boy. But it hasn’t always been autism-friendly

Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel gets an Australian adaptation ‘that Christopher himself would enjoy’ – with a warning system, ‘timetables’ and an autistic star

Cassie Tongue

26, Aug, 2024 @3:00 PM

Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – myth and legend refocused in deft short stories

The author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time gives fresh legs to the Minotaur, Actaeon, his hounds and more

Alex Clark

25, Aug, 2024 @1:00 PM

Author Mark Haddon: ‘Bodies are such a good source of drama’

The writer on revisiting his boarding school days, watching 24 Hours in A&E, and reading everything from cannibalism novels to science encyclopedias

Anthony Cummins

18, Aug, 2024 @12:30 PM

The curious incident of the author who couldn’t read or write: Mark Haddon on long Covid and overcoming five years of brain fog

A heart bypass in 2019 followed by a Covid infection left the novelist unable to read a book, let alone write one. Five years on, he recalls the steps that have helped him back on the right path

Mark Haddon

16, Aug, 2024 @8:00 AM

Mark Haddon pledges all future US royalties to abortion rights groups

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time author said his choice was ‘pretty instant’ after the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade

Sarah Shaffi

14, Jul, 2022 @1:48 PM

Shock ending: how the Costa book awards changed reading – and pitted husband against wife

After 50 years, the prize has been scrapped. How did it change Britain’s literary landscape? And what happened at the awards when Margaret Drabble was seated next to Theresa May?

Claire Armitstead

23, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM

‘Life is short, so you have to get on with it’: AF Steadman on unicorns, leaving law and her record-breaking book deal

Eight years after her vision of a mythical beast, the author is about to publish the first novel in the Skandar Smith trilogy. She talks about childhood and taking a chance on a dream career

Claire Armitstead

27, Apr, 2022 @1:00 PM

Novelists issue plea to save English degrees as demand slumps

Authors blame government ‘prejudice’ against humanities, as loss of applicants hits university courses

Anna Fazackerley

19, Jun, 2021 @7:00 AM

Overcoming fears, discovering nature ... what I have learned from lockdown

As lockdown eases, authors including Anne Enright, Mark Haddon and Sebastian Barry reflect on what they have learned – and what comes next

Anne Enright, Alan Hollinghurst, Diana Evans, Mark Haddon, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sebastian Barry and Michel Faber

13, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

Mark Haddon: 'The only books I wish I’d written are better versions of my own'

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time author on discovering Germaine Greer, his dislike of Stieg Larsson and the comforts of reading The Wind in the Willows

Mark Haddon

29, May, 2020 @9:00 AM

British Book awards balance art and selling power to decide best writer in 30 years

Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book world

Alison Flood

14, Feb, 2020 @6:01 AM