Tigers in Red Weather

Liza Klaussmann

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Daisy Goodwin, The Sunday Times

This is heady, page-turning stuff - the intelligent beach read of the summer, and not a shade of grey in sight.

Liza Klaussmann's playlist

A Fort of Nine Towers

Qais Akbar Omar

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My name is Qais Akbar Omar. I am an Afghan, a Muslim, a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, a carpet maker, a journalist, a boxer who has enjoyed breaking many noses, and “Qais, the Cruel Kite Cutter.” I just turned 30 years old, and am the author of A Fort of Nine Towers. 

A life in maps

If This Is Home

Stuart Evers

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Hugo Rifkind, The Times

Evers knocks out enviably beautiful prose, and the humming, muffled, air-conditioned neverland of Las Vegas is conjured up with a captivating and woozy effect

Stuart Evers on the preoccupations of home

Benediction

Kent Haruf

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Mariella Frostrup

Perfectly formed, beautifully executed

Holt County in pictures

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE PRESS SCREENING OF THE GREAT GATSBY posted by Rosanna Boscawen

Tuesday 14th May 2013 | Blog

Gatsby-fever is sweeping the nation, with 1920’s-themed club nights, hairstyles, fashion and music everywhere in the media. 

This week , Baz Lurhmann’s hugely anticipated take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of obsessive love, empty lives, jaw-dropping wealth and killer parties is finally released. 

Picador is thrilled to be involved in the excitement, publishing the official film-tie in edition featuring an exclusive interview with the director. 

We have a pair of tickets to the press (not red carpet) screening, taking place TOMORROW, May 15th at 7 pm, to give away.

Read on for more details

Martha's Vineyard: the inspiration for Tigers in Red Weather posted by Lee Dibble

Tuesday 14th May 2013 | Blog

Imagine the feel of the sun on your skin, the smell of the trees on the air. That's what Liza Klaussmann did when writing Tigers in Red Weather, and what a result...

Sipping on gin, Tigers style posted by Lee Dibble

Tuesday 14th May 2013 | Blog

Most of the characters in Tigers in Red Weather love to drink. They drink to relax, drink to escape, and drink for the hell of it. Author Liza Klaussmann takes you through the steps of concocting a perfect Martha's Vineyard gin and tonic, and muses on why it might be that they do drink so very much.

Dear Reader: a letter from Qais Akbar Omar posted by Rosanna Boscawen

Tuesday 7th May 2013 | Blog

Dear Reader: 

My name is Qais Akbar Omar. I am an Afghan, a Muslim, a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, a carpet maker, a journalist, a boxer who has enjoyed breaking many noses, and “Qais, the Cruel Kite Cutter.” I just turned 30 years old, and am the author of A Fort of Nine Towers. 

Helen Oyeyemi's Life in Books posted by Helen Oyeyemi

Monday 15th Apr 2013 | Blog

Helen Oyeyemi, author of Mr Fox and White is for Witching, picks out her favourite books of all time.

Sunjeev Sahota's Life in Books posted by Rosanna Boscawen

Monday 15th Apr 2013 | Blog

Sunjeev Sahota's first novel, Ours Are the Streets, was published by Picador in 2011. He is currently working on his second novel about a group of illegal immigrants living in Sheffield. 'I think – I hope – I’m around halfway through a first draft,' he says.

Here's his life in books.

James Salter at the Dublin Writers Festival

Wednesday 22nd May 2013 | Event

‘Sentence for sentence, Salter is the master’ Richard Ford