avg_rating: 4.07
name: Paul Howarth
about: Paul Howarth is a British-Australian author and former lawyer who holds an MA in creative writing from UEA, where he was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury Scholarship. In 2018 his debut novel, Only Killers and Thieves, was published to international acclaim, winning the Barnes &amp; Noble Discover Award for best fiction, and appearing on numerous other awards and books of the year lists. His second novel, Dust Off the Bones, was published in Summer 2021 to starred reviews by Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, and was named a Book of the Month by both the Times and Sunday Times.