Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing is an internationally acclaimed writer and critic. They're the author of eight books, including The Lonely City, Everybody and the Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Garden Against Time. Their first novel, Crudo, won the James Tait Black Prize and in they were awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize in nonfiction. Their work has been translated into twenty-one languages. Their new novel, The Silver Book, will be published in November 2025.