“New York is great for writers insofar as you can pay someone to bring you food, to take your washing out and bring it back clean. It enables you. Writers always feel guilty when they're doing anything but writing, and New York allows you to really write all the time if you want to - though my kids put a limit on it.”
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Nick Laird
Nick Laird, born in 1975, is an accomplished Irish novelist known for his distinctive narrative style and profound portrayal of rural Irish life. more
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