Sparrow Reviews and Interviews

Interviews

"Fiction to look out for in 2023," by Alex Preston, The Guardian, January 1, 2023.

"The best new historical fiction in April 2023," by Antonia Senior, The Times, April 20, 2023.

Review by Eithne Farry, The Daily Mail, April 27, 2023.

Review by Phil Shanklin, reviewsrevues.com, April 27, 2023.

Review by Alex Preston, The Observer, April 30, 2023.

Review by Helen Johnson, Historical Novel Society, May 2023.

Fiction Pick of the Week, Sydney Morning Herald, May 18, 2023.

Review by Alice Jolly, The Guardian, May 18, 2023.

"A vivid portrait of a literal empire of pain," Kirkus Reviews, May 24, 2023.

May 2023 historical novel of the month, by Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times, May 28, 2023.

"James Hynes's playlist for his novel Sparrow," at largeheartedboy, August 8, 2023.

Review by Jörg Steinleitner, Buchszene.de, September 14, 2023.

"Die Top-12-Romane für den Lese-Herbst [The top 12 novels for autumn reading]," by Andreas Bovelino, Freizeit, October 8, 2023.

Interviews, podcasts, and essays

James Hynes on the Reading and Writing podcast with Jeff Rutherford, October 26, 2023.

James Hynes on the Book Fight! podcast with Mike Ingram and Tom McAllister, October 2, 2023.

"Spanish Brothel to Deserted British Town: Sparrow by James Hynes," by Lisa Redmond at historicalnovelsociety.org, September 13, 2023.

"'Whatever!': In Defense of Anachronism in Ancient Rome," at Literary Hub, August 9, 2023.

"James Hynes's playlist for his novel Sparrow," at largeheartedboy, August 8, 2023.

"'I wanted to write about Roman life from below': James Hynes on his historical novel, Sparrow," Pan Macmillan blog, May 4, 2023.

James Hynes's favorite historical novels, April 2023.

"Taking Flight," interview with James Hynes in Booktime magazine,
May/June 2023, p. 9.