As he releases his fourth novel, ‘Shy’, Max Porter talks to Patrick Sproull about the end of his ‘boyhood’ trilogy, sensitivity readers, and still reading Philip Roth and Ted Hughes ...

Max Porter discusses his latest novel, 'Shy,' offering a moving and murky insight into the life of teenage boys.

Shy, the teen-aged namesake of Max Porter’s new novel, is a character out of the op-ed sections of newspapers—a troubled young man who has “sprayed, snorted, smoked, sworn, stolen, cut ...

Cillian Murphy is set to lead the cast in the film adaptation of "Steve," inspired by Max Porter’s novel "Shy." Taking place in 1990s England, the story revolves around a troubled teenager at a reform ...

MAX PORTER: (Reading) His heart is bump, bump, bumping like he's scared. Idiot drama with no audience. Overthinking, overlapping voice-overs. We made such good progress today, Shy.

1. Shy by Max Porter is published in hardback by Faber & Faber, priced £12.99 (ebook £8.99). Available now Shy is Max Porter back to his breathtaking best. Where his last book, about Francis ...

Max Porter has become something of a patron saint of troubled boys — and of parents under pressure. Shy is the third and shortest of his trio of largely unplotted, unconventional, ...

Cillian Murphy will star in the film adaptation Steve, based on Max Porter’s novel Shy. Set in 1990s England, the narrative follows a troubled teenager at a reform school, capturing his internal ...

Born in 1981 in High Wycombe, England, Max Porter lives in Bath with his wife and three sons. He spoke to Eleanor Wachtel from the Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway, Ireland.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Porter about his new novel, "Shy," about a teenager's attempt to escape a home for troubled boys and the inner turmoil he experiences along the way.

Max Porter (born 1981 in New York) is an American animator and filmmaker. He is best known for his stop-motion film Negative Space, for which he received ...

Max Porter on new novel Shy, Chris Killip exhibition at the Baltic, Kevin Sampson on The Hunt for Raoul Moat. Max Porter on his new novel, Shy; ...