By putting one of our authors on the 'Hotspot' we hope to give you and your reading group the chance to have all those burning questions you might have, answered by the authors themselves - we can't imagine a more direct way of uncovering an author's motivations and intentions!

Julian Barnes is this month’s hotspot author. Click here to find out Julian's experience of writing Arthur & George! Don’t forget to enter our competition to win 6 copies of Arthur & George for you and your reading group!

Send us your name and you will automatically be entered into a draw to win six copies of this book for you and your reading group - it’s sure to provoke some great discussions!

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Thank you for all the interesting and thought provoking questions which you sent in to our hotspot author, we have selected some of the most inspiring and frequently asked questions.

January 07

Ruth Rendell

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