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Mo Yan Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature

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For those of you who think you can bet on this competition, I say give up now and promise me you will never try again.  Mo Yan of China has won the 20102 Nobel Prize for Literature. Mo Yan Born: 1955, Gaomi, China Residence at the time of the award: China Prize motivation: “who with hallucinatory realism merges […]

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The Booker Prize Long List

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Well – it’s that time again. Reading up on the long list to make our choices about who should and who shouldnt hit the short list for the Man Booker Prize. The longlisted books were selected from a total of 145 titles, 11 of which were called in by the judges. The 2012 longlist includes […]

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Books that make you undatable

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The H Post ran an article today called “9 Books that make you undatable” that set my mind to wondering. Is there a book that, if seen on a potential lovers night stand, would have me running for the hills?  I mean books are very important to me. Are they are worthy barometer for those I want […]

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Happy Birthday Djuna Barnes

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Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s bohemian Paris after filling a similar role in the Greenwich Village of the teens. Her novel Nightwood became a cult work of modern fiction, helped by an introduction by T. S. Eliot. […]

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Exciting Newsletter announcement #1 – Booker Prize short listed author Stephen Kelman chats with Lisa Thatcher

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I told you the newsletter would be good! Exciting announcement #1 is: Acclaimed author Stephen Kelman  – currently hard at work on his second book – has agreed to take a little time out to have a brief chat with me about the pleasures and pressures of being a first time author short listed for […]

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Henry Miller: Don’t be an artist if you can help it.

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When you take on the responsiblity of being a creative person, you can’t walk out on it any more. Youre either going to live or die. The artist doesn’t follow the herd. They lift up their voice. They say this is what I think, this is what I say and this is what I’m doing. […]

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Julian Barnes wins the Mann Booker Prize for Fiction – Nice work everyone!

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The … er… really cool novel The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes has won the booker prize.  He wins 50,000 pounds as well as, no doubt, mega sales. I read this novel in one day – it’s a novella really, and you can check out my thoughts on the subject here.  I suspect, […]

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Book trailer for the forthcoming The Tumors Made me Interesting by Matthew Revert.

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  I’m so excited about this novel. Just wait. Blogging about this soon.

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