176 Interruptions

Charles Boyle’s books include fiction (McKitterick Prize), poetry (shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot, Forward and Whitbread prizes) and non-fiction. He founded the small press CB editions in 2007. His novel Invisible Dogs was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize in 2025.

‘Each one feels instinctual, like it might have been penned on a train or waiting for a bus. They are often simultaneously pithy and profound . . . Within these musings, seemingly fleeting thoughts, all of life resides, from the quotidian to the existential.’ - Simon Lowe, Full Stop ‘Boyle’s slim book is missal of mortality, a reminder that death is not just a line break but Fin . . . This is a literary book about writing and the imagination, not just about the disruptions and the disappointments that litter our way.’ - Brian Morton, Times Literary Supplement‘Where sheer readerly pleasure is concerned nothing published in 2022 has topped Charles Boyle’s 99 Interruptions.’ - Nathan Knapp, Books of the Year, Review 31