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Dan Holloway

Dan Holloway is the author of the alt novel The Man Who Painted Agnieszka's Shoes, which earned him a place on Mashable's list of the top 100 writers on Twitter.

November 2014

  • Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling

    Baddies in books
    Baddies in books: Hannibal Lecter, magnetic and unhinged

    Cannibal psychopath he may be, but Lecter feeds our hungry fantasies of being singled out by a hyperintelligent outsider, writes Dan Holloway

July 2013

  • Amniotic City

    Self-publishing showcase
    Six self-publishing surprises

    The most exciting writing in this area goes beyond conventional publishing into exciting new realms. Here's a few of my discoveries

June 2013

  • Taiwan

    Why Tao Lin's Taipei can breathe new life into literature

    Dan Holloway: Tao Lin's latest novel could bring energy and excitement of Alt Lit into the mainstream literary conversation

May 2013

  • The Albion Beatnik

    Books blog
    The Albion Beatnik bookshop: a viral success worth catching

  • Kate Tempest

    Books blog
    Folio prize: a level playing field for self-published authors

February 2013

  • Three Colours: Blue

    Books blog
    Amid depression, bleak stories can be as consoling as self-help

    Rather than exhorting the depressed to help themselves, fiction can provide a welcome realisation that we are not alone in despair

November 2012

  • Typing on computer keyboard

    Books blog
    Looking for a great self-published book? Here's where to find it

    Dan Holloway: Steer clear of the bookselling behemoths. For something really different, try out these literature blogs and review sites

September 2012

  • Children using smartphones

    Books blog
    Don't look for e-literature in novels

    Dan Holloway: There is a great deal of literature emerging from the new technology, but most of it is not in traditional forms
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