Starling Days: how Covid-19 affected the release of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's second novel

It's hard to imagine what the world and publishing will look like even six months from now'

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's first novel Harmless Like You was a critical success, and her second novel, Starling Days (Sceptre), has also been hugely popular with both readers and critics. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, though, plans for its American release this week have changed. Here she talks about her donations to Feeding America, the inspiration behind Starling Days, and writing in isolation.