‘Nobody is pretending to like my work because of my fresh-faced good looks’: the pros of being a debut novelist at 51
- Posted on June 9, 2026
- By The Guardian
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‘Nobody is pretending to like my work because of my fresh-faced good looks’: the pros of being a debut novelist at 51
There are some advantages to being an older debutant, including knowing what it’s like to fail and not having your new novel overshadowed by early literary promise
