ETHAN HAWKE

The Before Sunrise actor has been quietly releasing novels since the mid-’90s, however save from a few exceptions, such as his debut The Hottest State and Manhattan Story, his stories haven’t exactly riveted the literary world. That was until last year, when he released A Bright Ray Of Darkness, a novel based around an actor, who at the same time he’s making his Broadway debut is battling the implosion of a cheating scandal. It was one of my favourite reads of 2021 and blew any preconceived notions I had of actors trying their hand at writing out of the water. A BRIGHT RAY OF DARKNESS (Penguin, $22.99)