A. L. Kennedy is the author of six novels, five short story collections and three works of non-fiction. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a regular contributor to the Guardian Online Blog. She has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won several prizes for her work, including the Costa Book of the Year.
Hidden Prologues, the new monthly literary salon at Radisson Blu Edwardian, London, is hosted by the writer and journalist Sam Leith. The salon gives leading authors the chance to explore the ‘Hidden Prologues’ to their latest books.