Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Cyprus and had a magical time growing up near the sea. I came to Britain and the rain and trained as a lawyer, but I didn’t really want to be a lawyer so I went to art school. After working as a painter/sculptor for many happy years, I started to write. I published my first novel in 2013, and my sixth this year.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Coldness of Objects. It was “inspired” by my own fixation with routine, by an interest in politics, by all the different kinds of love and the ever-present fear of loss. Grief has been a theme in a few of my novels.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
For over a year I suffered from tennis elbow from moving the mouse around while writing The Dead of August on my desktop, so I started writing in bed on my laptop instead. Five novels later, my elbow is just fine.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Kafka, Murakami, Vonnegut, Marquez, Amor Towles, Sally Rooney, Donna Tartt, and many more.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on staying relatively sane during the pandemic.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I haven’t figured out any good method yet.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Have fun!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Have fun!
What are you reading now?
The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa’s Wealth
What’s next for you as a writer?
A break.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Metamorphosis, Crime and Punishment, A Gentleman in Moscow, Normal People.
Author Websites and Profiles
Panayotis Cacoyannis Website
Panayotis Cacoyannis Amazon Profile
Panayotis Cacoyannis’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile