Nora Jemisin is still getting used to Bed-Stuy. It's a dreary winter Tuesday, and she's settled into a seat at one of her favored local haunts, the Brown Butter Café, where she's welcomed more as a local than as the resident celebrity author. Read more
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more