The best-written recent nonfiction
And Donal Ryan answers our questions on prose technique
Every week we identify the best-written works of fiction, speculative fiction, and nonfiction from recent releases and shortlists for major prizes. We also publish guides by their authors on prose technique. On the last Friday of the month we publish for paid subscribers our pick of the best-written book of the month.
Guides to prose technique
Our interview with Donal Ryan is here»
We chose his Heart, be at Peace as the best-written political novel of the year, and the best-written Irish novel. You can read the opening pages here.
Recent releases
At the above links you’ll find:
The opening pages of our picks. Make up your own mind about the quality of the prose.
The full list of the books we considered.
Information about submitting to Auraist. If we publish your work, we’ll invite you to answer our questions on prose style. Your answers will be considered for inclusion in the published collection of these answers by many of the world’s best writers.
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Coming soon we have more best-written recent releases, and more authors answer our questions on prose technique. Plus more selections from our subscribers’ submissions.
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