Matt Thorne has published five adult novels to widespread critical acclaim, co-edited the anthology 'All Hail the New Puritans', and is a regular reviewer for the Independent on Sunday.
Awards: RSL (2000) see all
Novels
Tourist (1998)
Eight Minutes Idle (1999)
Dreaming of Strangers (2000)
Pictures of You (2001)
Child Star (2003)
Cherry (2004)
Eight Minutes Idle (1999)
Dreaming of Strangers (2000)
Pictures of You (2001)
Child Star (2003)
Cherry (2004)
Anthologies edited
Books containing stories by Matt Thorne

The Mammoth Book of Tales from the Road (2002)
Tales of Life on the Move
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski
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Matt Thorne recommends

Don't Make Me Laugh (2025)
Julia Raeside
"This will undoubtedly be THE debut of 2025. So great to read a novel that does London well, does Edinburgh well and exposes the murky underside of British comedy in such an elegant, continually surprising and compelling way."

Hourglass (2022)
Keiran Goddard
"This is high-wire writing: a novel where every sentence counts. They add up to something profoundly honest and truly magical."

Dance Prone (2020)
David Coventry
"Taught and intelligent, this story of music, trauma and artistic ambition has all the precision, spookiness and elegance of the best post-rock."
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