Mia Farlane is a London-based writer, born in Aotearoa NZ. She is the author of Footnotes to Sex (Viking/Penguin – paperback available at Foyles + Ebook), a novel set in London and Paris, that Sarah Waters describes as ‘wonderfully impressive, subtle, smart and very funny’ and Bidisha as ‘Seinfeld meets Dorothy Parker’.
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(You can watch me introduce Footnotes to Sex and read from the first page by joining my Facebook author page, or you can watch a shorter version on the VIDEOS / VIDÉOS page of Farlane on French Writers.)
Her most recently completed novel, set in London and Wellington, is about suicide bereavement and suicide ideation – read about how it was written.
‘Like-Minded People’, an excerpt from this novel, won the 2022 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) writing award for fiction & is published in Gather.
Mia Farlane worked for several years at Southbank Centre’s National Poetry Library and is now writing full-time.
A member of The Society of Authors and NZSA PEN
Footnotes to Sex (Viking / Penguin): a tragi-comedy about not knowing what to do with your life, fandom & a flailing relationship – set in London and Paris.
It is available on Kindle and paperback.
Endorsements and Review Quotes:
‘A wonderfully impressive first novel: subtle, smart and very funny. I loved this book’ — Sarah Waters
‘A smart, funny, and acutely observed dissection of modern love’ — Stella Duffy
‘Fast, fun, friendly and fly … the storytelling is effortless and droll: Seinfeld meets Dorothy Parker’ — Bidisha
‘Farlane’s keen emotional intelligence gives her debut novel an integrity which makes it rather more than a footnote itself’ — Observer
‘A wry comedy. Subtly delicious. Farlane’s ear for comic dialogue is superb’ — Guardian
‘Wise, stylish and embarrassingly funny, shows we’re all fools for love’ — Elle read of the month
‘Wonderful. Wry, smart and funny’ — The Gloss
‘A wry comedy about long-term relationships’
— Marie Claire
‘Funny, well-observed’ — Bookseller
‘Very clever and witty’ — Daily Mail
‘You’ll be utterly delighted. A relaxing read about relationships’ — Bookbag
Book cover: Chambre 26 by Sophie Calle