Plaster

‘I couldn’t get out of bed, I couldn’t shower, I couldn’t call my friends. Everyone has had a time like this—when they look in the mirror and, sure enough, an unknown animal stares back.’

Nicole Flattery Fiction 7th April 2022

A Shock

In Keith Ridgway's luminous new novel, the economic circumstances of his characters infect their confidence, their relationships, their self worth. They own nothing—not even their own stories.

Nicole Flattery Criticism 15th November 2021

Essential Viewing

“Out of everything I watched, only one show truly captured my imagination and that was the BBC police drama Line of Duty.”

Nicole Flattery Essay 6th March 2021

Show Them A Good Time

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh's follow-up to the Booker-nominated 'Eileen' is a hazy, witty, sometimes brutal examination of a New York friendship.

Nicole Flattery Criticism 17th October 2018

🔒 Show Them A Good Time

Nicole Flattery Fiction Issue 34, Volume 2: Summer 2016

🔒 Dance, Sing, Earn Your Keep

Nicole Flattery Essay Issue 32, Volume 2: Winter 2015

🔒 Hump

Nicole Flattery Fiction Issue 30, Volume 2: Spring 2015

Nicole Flattery

Nicole Flattery is a writer and critic. Her story collection Show Them A Good Time, was published by The Stinging Fly and Bloomsbury in 2019. Her first novel, Nothing Special, will be published by Bloomsbury in March 2023.