Reading is 'a way to be alone when you’re not alone', says author Megan Nolan. In her mother’s house with her stepfather and her brothers, “it was much more chaotic – in a good way. I hope not every 10 years it’s like ‘okay, you need to move continents again’.”The differences between London and New York feel pronounced to her. I don’t think I’m stupid, but I don’t refine my thought very much ... other people think I’m being false-modest when I say this. I think I’m getting there.