Louise Doughty is a novelist, playwright and critic. She is the author of five novels; CRAZY PAVING, DANCE WITH ME, HONEY-DEW, FIRES IN THE DARK and STONE CRADLE, and one work of non-fiction A NOVEL IN A YEAR. She has also written five plays for radio. She has worked widely as a critic and broadcaster in the UK, where she lives.

‘If you haven't got the Louise Doughty habit, then get it now, she's the tops.' London Evening Standard

The paperback of A NOVEL IN A YEAR is now out from Simon & Schuster UK.

Louise Doughty is one of the judges for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for fiction.