Layla McCay

Layla McCay is the author of the debut novel A Diplomat’s Guide to Book Smuggling. Her non-fiction includes The Queer Bookshelf: A Reader’s Guide, about the past, present and future of LGBTQ+ literature, and Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling, on being LGBTQ+ on the career ladder, which won a gold Axiom Award. A passionate reader, and a regular on the BBC, Layla lives with her wife in London.