Ceridwen Dovey's debut novel, Blood Kin: A Novel, was published in 15 countries, shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Award, and selected by Rachel Kushner for the U.S. National Book Foundation’s prestigious "5 Under 35" honors list. The Wall Street Journal named her as one of their ‘artists to watch.’ Her second book, Only the Animals, won the inaugural 2014 Readings New Australian Writing Award. Her latest novel is In the Garden of the Fugitives, and Writers on Writers: Ceridwen Dovey on J.M. Coetzee  is forthcoming in October. Ceridwen Dovey also regularly contributes articles to newyorker.com and to the Monthly.