Saleem Haddad

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Ten of my favourite novels of the last ten years

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ September 29, 2021 ⋅ 6 Comments

There was a lovely response to last week’s post looking back on ten years of the Literary Sofa and since book selections have always been a big part of what I do here, I hope you’ll enjoy this post with the carefully worded title. Why is that? Well, as I read around 80 books per … Continue reading →

Guest Author – Saleem Haddad on Shelving the ‘Gay Novel’

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ November 30, 2016 ⋅ 9 Comments

Some of the best books I’ve ever read could be designated ‘gay novels’ and yet it’s a term that raises a lot of questions and one I hesitate to use. It’s something I’ve wanted to examine for a long time, so I am delighted that Saleem Haddad, author of superb debut novel Guapa, one of … Continue reading →

Sofa Spotlight – Winter 2016

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ November 16, 2016 ⋅ 20 Comments

It’s an exciting day on the Literary Sofa as I launch my new quarterly ‘Sofa Spotlight’ for Winter 2016. As mentioned when the blog reached its fifth anniversary, these shorter, more frequent selections will replace the Hot Picks and Summer Reads, but I hope they will be just as popular! The new system is already proving more … Continue reading →