Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby’s novels include High Fidelity (1995), About a Boy (1998) – which were also adapted for the big screen – and How To Be Good (2001). His latest books is the YA novel, Slam.

Two exchanges from his brief Q & A with Anna Metcalfe for the Financial Times:

What book changed your life?

Fever Pitch, my first published book.

Who are your literary heroes?

Charles Dickens, Anne Tyler, and the scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Read the full Q & A.

--Marshal Zeringue