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July 2010
Writing Workshops
We have a look at a few creative writing courses being run by authors - a few of them even manage to combine writing with a sunny holiday!
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More Author Interviews and Features
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June 2010
Independent Bookshops - Gay is The Word
We visit the only gay bookshop in the whole of London, the brilliant, Gay is the Word.
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June 2010
Filming a Book Trailer
Author Gemma Burgess tells us just how difficult it is to shoot a film trailer for a book.
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June 2010
Worst Father in Literature
Read our review of this new collection of writing.
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June 2010
Best Indian Literature
To celebrate Salman Rushdie's birthday we have a look at some of the best Indian literature in English and translation.
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June 2010
Daniel Blake
Find out all about Blake's new book, Soul Murder, here.
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June 2010
Independent Bookshops - Jarndyce Books
Read our review of this new collection of writing.
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June 2010
Interview with Attica Locke
We talk to author Attica Locke about her novel Black Water Rising and what it's like being nominated for so many awards!
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June 2010
Larkin's Toads
The city of Hull is celebrating the life and work of Philip Larkin by postioning a fleet of decorated toads around the city - not sure fleet is the correct collective team... Anyway, click to read more.
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June 2010
Orange Prize Winner Announced
Who won the prize this year? Click and see.
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June 2010
Mrs Dalloway's Walk
Take a trip around London following in Mrs Dalloway's footsteps.
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June 2010
The Liar's Lullaby
Read our review of this new collection of writing.
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May 2010
Extreme Sprots in Literature
We can't think of a book that involves the Gloucestershire sport of Cheese Rolling, but here are a few sports that would have Health and Safety officers crawling all over them!
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May 2010
Best Russian Literature in Translation
We raise a glass to Pushkin on his birthday by having a look at some contemporary Russian Literature.
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May 2010
Independent Bookshops - Persephone
Read our review of this new collection of writing.
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May 2010
Lost Booker Prize
Read our review of this new collection of writing.
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May 2010
Daphane Du Maurier Festival
Find out everything you need to know about the festival.
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May 2010
Devil in the Blue Dress
Read more about this dark American thriller.
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May 2010
The Book of Disquiet
This is an astonishing book. Not easy, but definately worth a read. Read more about it, here.
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May 2010
New Releases
Here are a few of the most exciting books out in May.
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May 2010
J.M. Barrie
To celebrate the 150 anniversary of J.M Barrie's birthday, we have a look at the man behind Peter Pan.
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May 2010
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver's Orange Prize winning novel has just been made a Classic Title by publisher Serpent's Tail, and not before time. Read more about this novel, here.
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April 2010
Book of Fires Walk
Take a stroll back in time with Jane Borrodale.
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April 2010
Seprent's Tail Classics
Publisher Serpent's Tail has released some brand new Classic title. Read more here.
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April 2010
It's All Their Fault
Read how the Baby Boom generation has doomed us to crippling debut - no sugar coating here!
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April 2010
Lisa Lynch's Top 5 Books
Author of The C-Word Lisa Lynch, picks her top 5 reads.
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April 2010
Beirut39
Read our review of this new collection of writing.
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April 2010
Poet Idol
The talent show which doesn't feature Simon Cowell or any of your run of the mill contestants...
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April 2010
Secret Societies in Literature
Author Claire Seeber takes us into the murky underworld of funny handshakes and exclusive club memberships.
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April 2010
Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
A round-up of some of this year's winners.
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April 2010
Interview with James MacManus
Author James MacManus has just published On The Broken Shore. Read his interview here.
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April 2010
New Harry Potter Covers
We take a look at the new Harry Potter covers and see if they live up to the classic designs.
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April 2010
New Releases - April 2010
Our round up of what's out in April
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March 2010
The World Horror Convention 2010
Who won the Bram Stoker award, this year? Find out here.
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March 2010
The Oddest Book Title 2009 Announced
Odd and bizarre book titles have been celebrated annually by the Booksellers Diagram Prize, see who scooped the 2009 award.
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March 2010
Roma Tearne at Oxford Lit Festival
Read what Roma Tearne had to say about her new book The Swimmer and why writing is like 'getting ill'.
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March 2010
S.J. Parris
S.J. Parris, author of the new book Heresy, discusses if fact is always stranger than fiction.
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March 2010
Review of Oxford Literary Festival
The festival season has arrived. We give our review of Oxford Literary Festival
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March 2010
Top 10 Mystery Thrillers Chosen by S.J. Parris
We asked S.J. Parris to tell us which 10 historical mystery novels have inspired her.
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March 2010
New Poets
Thanks to an influx of lively, outspoken twenty-something writers and
performance poets, the poetry scene has been undergoing something of a
renaissance over the past few years. Here are five pieces from young
poets worth keeping an eye on.
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March 2010
Joyce Reads Finnegan's Wake
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by listening to Joyce read from Finnegan's Wake. We can't promise it will help you understand it any better, though!
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March 2010
Children's Graphic Novels
With the publication of Twilight: The Graphic Novel, we take a
look at some the best graphic novels for kids and teens. Click the image
to read on.
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March 2010
FREE Extract from Under a Sapphire Sky
Read free extract from the new novel from Susan Bates.
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March 2010
Literary Families
Creativity often runs in the family, read on to see what we mean.
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March 2010
Women Who Wrote as Men
To celebrate International Women's Day, we have a look at some famous women who felt the need write under male pseudonyms.
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March 2010
Winner of Arabic Booker Prize Announced
Spewing Sparks as Big as Castles has been awarded the Arabic Prize for Literature. How can a title like that not inspire you to read on?!
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March 2010
Nancy Mitford Books Get a Makeover
Penguin UK has given Nancy Mitford's books a new look. We take the opportunity to write about the endlessly fascinating Mitford family.
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March 2010
Ten Facts about Lewis Carrol
Jenny Woolf is the author of new book The Mystery of Lewis Carroll, shares ten intriguing facts about the life of one of literature's most enigmatic figures.
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March 2010
Author Interview with Rachel Trezise
Rachel talks to us about her new book Sixteen Shades of Crazy, the Orange Futures List and why Toni Morrison's Beloved is her perfect book.
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March 2010
Readers Guide to Mantel
If you haven't heard; Hilary Mantel won the UK Booker Prize for Wolf Hall! It's a staggering book, but her other novels are pretty good too. Here's our guide to reading Mantel.
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February 2010
20 Green Tips
We could all cut our carbon footprint without having to sacrifice a thing. Here are 20 things to kick you off.
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February 2010
March New Releases
Our pick of the best books out in March.
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February 2010
Camilla Lackberg's Top Swedish Crime Novels
Camilla Lackberg is hugely successful crime novelist so when it comes to picking a good crime novel, she knows her stuff. Here's her list of top 10 Swedish Crime books.
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February 2010
Iconic Fictional Couples
If there's one thing that's even more confusing and complicated than
real-life romance, it's imaginary romance.
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February 2010
Author Interview with Aifric Campbell
Aifric Campbell's new novel, The Loss Adjustor was inspired by moving house. Read on...
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February 2010
Chinese New Year by Anne Berry
Author Anne Berry spent her childhood in China, she remembers how Chinese New Year always eclipsed Christmas for her.
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February 2010
The Rough Guide to Weddings
The ultimate guide book to planning your big day. Check out the list of songs you shouldn't play for your first dance.
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February 2010
Living Dolls
Read our review of Natasha Walter's new book.
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February 2010
100 Uses for Unwanted Books
Running out of shelf space? Need to get rid of some books? We have 100 ways you can reuse your unwanted books.
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February 2010
Top 50 Books Blogs
There are tens of thousands of book blogs out there and it's sometimes difficult to pick which ones to follow - here are our pick of the top 50.
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February 2010
Top Book Apps
10 book apps that we think are worth a look.
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January 2010
February New Releases
There are some great titles out next month. Here are 10 we can't wait to get our hands on.
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January 2010
Costa Prize Winner
Christopher Reid's poetry collection, Scattering, has been awarded the title of Costa book of the year. Read more here.
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January 2010
FREE Extract
Read an exclusive and FREE extract from David Lovelaces' book Full Blown.
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January 2010
Green Books for Children
10 great picture books that you will enjoy reading to your kids and will help teach them about their environment and how to look after it.
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January 2010
Burns Night 2010
Celebrate Robert Burns’s life all year round with this selection of stunning Burns merchandise.
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January 2010
10 Books to Help with the January Blues
It's cold, dark, snowing; you need a pick-me-up. We have 10 books that might be just the thing.
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January 2010
Creative Processes
Take a glimpse into the weird and wonderful writing processes, they might just get your creative juices flowing.
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January 2010
Interview with Gemma Burgess
Gemma Burgess tells us just how much of her new novel, The Dating Detox, is based on her own experiences.
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January 2010
Books of the Decade
Have a look back at the best selling books of the noughties. How many have you read?
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January 2010
January New Releases
There are some fantastic books out this month, take a look.
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December 2009
Read FREE Extract from Obama Music
Bonnie Greer's new book is all about the musical influences in Barak Obama's life. Read a FREE extract of this brilliant book, here.
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December 2009
Grow Your Own Food
Save food, money and cut your carbon footprint by growing your own fruit and veg. Get inspired with clips and books.
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December 2009
Retro Christmas Presents
Get nostalgic with our list of favourite toys from yesteryear. Anyone for a game of Hungry Hippos?
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December 2009
Paulo Coelho's Biography
We present ten things that you probably don't know about Mr Paulo Coelho. Discover all here.
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December 2009
Best Comic Books for Christmas
Find present inspiration, here, for the class-clown, pracitcal
joker, prankster, or comedian on your Christmas present list; they are
bound to like one of these books!
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December 2009
Best Travel Books for Christmas
Still looking for Christmas presents? This list of great travel books may help you find the perfect gift for the explorer in your life.
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December 2009
Best Fact-filled Books for Christmas
We all have one in our family - a know-it-all, a smart alec, or, to
put it more politely, a walking encyclopaedia. If you've got a loved
one who can't get enough of obscure facts and information, why not feed
their hunger for knowledge with one of these books this Christmas?
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December 2009
Best Celebrity Books for Christmas
If you know someone who's a junkie when it comes to celeb gossip,
one of these books could make the perfect stocking-filler for them.
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December 2009
Dear Santa
Have you made your Christmas list? These characters have. Find out what
Jane Eyre, Sauron, Long John Silver and Tess Durbeyfield really want
from Father Christmas, this year.
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December 2009
A Christmas Carol
Watch a clip from the classic adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring George C. Scott.
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December 2009
ebooks for Christmas
With the popularity of e-readers on the rise, we've collected a list
of some of the best ebooks to give as Christmas presents this year,
complete with links to where you can buy them.
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December 2009
Make Your Own Books
With Christmas fast approaching, we have collated a list of 10 great
craft and 'make your own' books that will help you spend less time
shopping, have more cash in your pocket, use less energy and raw
materials, and keep valuable materials out of landfill sites.
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December 2009
Advent Calendar
It's Bookarmy's very first Christmas and to celebrate we've created an online advent calendar. Get clicking to recieve your daily literary treat.
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December 2009
EXCLUSIVE Christmas Story
Darren Craske, the author The Equivoque Principle, has written an EXCLUSIVE Christmas story for Bookarmy, perfect to get you into the Christmas mood.
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November 2009
Real Hereos
Visit our Real Heroes mini site to read parts of the book and watch the video.
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November 2009
Jack Ludlow Interview
From selling business machines to soap, David did a variety of jobs
before settling upon writing as a career. He is now a successful
novelist, so we asked him just how he became a best selling writer.
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November 2009
Sir Chris Hoy's Top Ten Books
Find out what an Olympian enjoys reading between training sessions by browsing through Chris Hoy's Top Ten Books - its an eclectic mix.
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November 2009
Heart-warming Thanksgiving Literature
It's the season for huge piles of food, rivers of wine and, of course, a healthy dose of feel-good family fun. Read our list of five festive books so sugary sweet you'll be in need of a trip to the dentist by the time you've finished them.
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November 2009
Guardian First Book Award
The Guardian First Book Award is open to both fiction and non-fiction writing, and this year the selection of shortlisted books includes Bookarmy favourites The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton and The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet by Reif Larsen. See who else has made the list.
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November 2009
Double Author Interview
Both Anna Sam and Tazeen Ahmad have spent time working in supermarkets and have turned their experiences into books. In this interview they chat to one another about their experiences and compare notes about bad tempered customers and life behind the tills.
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November 2009
Read Andre Agassi's Autobiography
He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. Read fro FREE the first chapter from his new autobiogrpahy, now!
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November 2009
Crap Mps
In their new book Crap MPs, Bendor Grovesnor and Geoffrey Hicks count down the forty worst Members of Parliament, a motley collection of rogues, liars, murderers and shaggers from the past 500 years. There are 10 serving MPs in the list, but can you guess their identity from the plethora of miscreants to have emerged over the summer? Try the quiz.
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November 2009
Books from Blogs
The number of popular bloggers who have succeeded in landing a book deal is on the rise - just check out this list for a selection of the best.
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November 2009
Conn Iggulden on Bonfire Night
Conn Iggulden muses upon Fireworks Night, the origin of burning 'Guys' and alternative ways of manufacturing fireworks...
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November 2009
Mad Ideas
How to Make a Tornado documents the very strange places the
scientific mind will wander to if permitted. Read some of the weirdest bits and bobs from this fun new book.
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November 2009
Interview with Anna Sam
Anna Sam spent eight years working as a checkout girl and writing about her experiences in a blog which attracted a huge international following. Anna's blog has now been turned into a book, Checkout: A Life on the Tills. We chat to Anna about blogging, writing and championing supermarket workers.
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October 2009
Bookarmy's Top Vampire Books
Films, TV shows, magazines and of course, books, are full of vampires and with Halloween drawing
near, there's never been a better time to embrace the trend. So, get your teeth into our pick of must-read books featuring the fanged
fiends!
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October 2009
Final Words
Whenever you read about a person’s �?last words’, you should take it with a pitch of salt, but here are a few last words that made us a chuckle.
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October 2009
How to Survive the Credit Crunch in Style
Amy Silver, the author of Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista, shares her top tips with us to help us stay stylish in these financially strained times. A must read as the party season approaches!
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October 2009
Style Guides Old and New
Tons of books about looking good have landed on our desk recently, so we decided to feature some of our favourite fashion titles from 2009, as well as some that are a bit less recent...
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October 2009
Interview with Hilary Mantel
Earlier this month Hilary Mantel won the 2009 Man Booker Prize for her novel, Wolf Hall. In this interview, Hilary talks about her extraordinaty award winning book.
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October 2009
Fiction's Creepest Characters
The world of fiction is filled with characters
you wouldn't want to bump into on the street. As
Halloween fast approaches, we've decided to share some of the ones that really give us
the creeps.
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October 2009
Interview with Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham is a award winning crime fiction novelist and now he has now been nominated for the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger Award, but Mark actaully started his career as a stand-up comedian. So how on earth did he get into writing about crime? Find out in this interview.
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October 2009
Interview with Mark Mills
Mark Mills is a hugely popluar crime writer who has been nominated for mulitple awards, most recently the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award. We caught up with Mark to talk about awards and the Second World War.
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October 2009
Interview with Caroline Cox
Caroline Cox is a fashion historian who knows a thing or two about style.In this exclusive interview, Caroline explains how she is helping women to bring the classic glamour of Hollywood greats like Marilyn Monroe into their everyday lives.
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October 2009
Interview with Penny Sparke
Penny Sparke is a specialist in the history of design. Her career spans almost forty years, and she has written extensively on the topic of design. We find out more about her beautiful new book.
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October 2009
Top Ten Book Halloween Events
The witching hour is almost upon us. If you haven’t made any spooky plans we have some suggestions that are bound to scare you witless! Whether you are in London, Los Angeles or New York, we can help sort out your Halloween evening.
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October 2009
Herta Müller wins Nobel Prize
Herta Müller has just won the world's most prestigious literary award, but you may be forgiven for not having knowing any of her books. Read our summary to find out more about the extraordinary work of this Nobel Prize winner.
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October 2009
CWA Award's Shortlist
The CWA Awards are the most thought after crime fiction awards. The writers in the running this year are an eclectic mix. Read our summary of the nominees and reviews from the media and bookarmy members.
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October 2009
Wolf Hall Wins the Booker
Hilary Mantel was
tipped to take the 2009 Man Booker Prize early on in the proceedings,
and what do you know? She won! Read about Hilary and her winning novel,
Wolf Hall.
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October 2009
Booker Prize Shortlist
The winner of the Man Booker Prize will be announced soon. For those of you feeling out of the loop, here’s a rundown of the shortlisted authors, as well as what the papers and our own bookarmy members are saying about their novels.
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October 2009
The Atheist's Guide to Christmas
The Atheist's Guide to Christmas is edited by Ariane Sherine, the creator of the Atheist Bus Campaign. 42 atheist celebrities, comedians, scientists and writers give their funny and serious tips for enjoying the Christmas season. Get exclusive FREE content until Christmas!
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October 2009
Interview with Darren Shan
Darren Shan really is the man of the moment. Not only is he the author of several enormously successful series, he's also got a film coming out just in time for halloween. Read our interview with him here!
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September 2009
Interview with Antonio Carluccio
Antonio Carluccio is the godfather of Italian gastronomy. The world's best loved Italian cookery writer is on booktour for his latest title, Antonio Carluccio's Simple Cooking. We caught up with him on the run, to ask him about writing about food and mushroom picking.
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September 2009
Interview with Leigh Russell
Leigh Russell's debut novel Cut Short is the first of her Geraldine Steel books, which promises to be one of the most compelling thriller series out there. Recently we got to the chance to ask Leigh some questions about her new book, her upcoming projects and more.
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September 2009
Interview with Lauren Willig
Lauren Willig is the author behind the fabulous Pink Carnation historical romance series. Here Lauren talks about the trials,
tribulations and - of course - the pleasures of being a writer. She
also shares some very intriguing details about her new book, The Masque of the Black Tulip.
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7 Cookbooks for the Money-saving Chef
It's harder than it used to be to save money, and for many of us that means cutting back on our favourite edible luxuries. But credit crunch cuisine needn't be all doom and gloom. Check out this list of our 7 favourite recession-busting cookbooks for proof that a depressing bank balance doesn't have to mean a depressing dinner.
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Interview with Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan was a member of the SAS for ten years. Fight to Win: Deadly Skills of the Elite Forces is his latest book.
We caught up with Chris and found out just what it takes to be an elite fighter.
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September 2009
Mo Smith aka The Lazy Cook's Top 5 Cookbooks
Mo Smith is the Lazy Chef and is the queen of creating
delicious meals without any fuss. She was one the first TV chefs, and
she continues to write fantastic cookbooks which inspire others to get
cooking, but we wondered which cookbooks inspire Mo in the
kitchen.
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August 2009
Interview with Tiffany Goodall
TIffany Goodall is a chef and cookery writer. Her debut title is From Pasta to Pancakes: The Ultimate Student Cookbook.
In this interview she tell us how her mission to help students to eat better on a tight budget all
started, and gives us some great tips on how we can all save money.
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August 2009
Interview with John Drake
John Drake lists his top five books. He tells us why he nominates Toad from The Wind in the Willows as one of the best characters in English literature, and compares reading Brideshead Revisted to slamming a door on your own hand. Intriguing analogy!
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August 2009
Interview with Jon Stock
Jon Stock is a writer and journalist. His latest book, Dead Spy Running, is the first installment in his spy thriller trilogy. Jon talks about spy thrillers, and getting 'the call' from Hollywood.
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August 2009
Interview with Josa Young
Josa Young is a writer, editor and internet consultant, and now she is also a novelist. Josa discusses her new book, One Apple Tasted, 1970's taboos, and tells how important the internet is for all authors.
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August 2009
Top Holiday Reads
Summer is here and whether you are relaxing at home or abroad, it's an ideal time to get stuck into a good book. But what to pick? We've asked three top travel writers, Will Randall, Tom Kevil Davis and Geoff Dyer to recommend their top holiday reads.
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July 2009
Amanda Craig's Top Books
Amanda Craig is a well known broadcaster, journalist and author. Her books include In a Dark Wood and Love in Idleness and her writing is often compared to Dickens, Balzac and Jane Austen. We recently caught up with Amanda and asked her her choice of top reads.
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July 2009
Interview with Eleanor Catton
The Rehearsal
is quite a novel for a 24-year-old debut author: witty, extraordinarily
well written and uncommonly confident, it has prompted fellow author Joshua Ferris to declare it is �?the future of the novel.’ Our Bookarmy reviewer was also overflowing with praise for the book, so we invited Eleanor Catton to tell us a little more about herself and her first novel.
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June 2009
Interview with Helen Walsh
Helen Walsh's first novel Brass received much critical acclaim but has also attracted attention for its drink, drugs and sex. Once Upon a Time in England,
Helen's second novel doesn't feature so many bodily fluids, but it is
no fairytale. In a Northern City somewhere between Manchester and
Liverpool in the mid 70s and late 80s, the Fitzgerald family
struggle to live, love and survive. After reading it, we just had to
ask Helen more about it.
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June 2009
Interview with Kate Pullinger
Author Kate Pullinger talks about the inspiration for her new book, The Mistress of Nothing, and why the future of digital storytelling lies with the sixteen year olds.
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June 2009
C.E. Morgan's Top Books
C.E. Morgan
has only published one novel, but already she has been heralded as one
of the most significant American voices of recent times. As such she is
in great demand by literary interviewers, each wanting to dig into
Morgan's life and discover her own interpretations of All The Living.
C.E. Morgan has chosen to back away from such interviews, so we are
delighted that she has allowed us to take a glimpse at her bookshelf
and see her choice of great books.
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June 2009
Interview with Anne Berry
Anne Berry has two of the most coveted careers on the planet; actor
and now author.
Anne was born in London but spent much of her infancy in Aden and then
in Hong Kong, where she worked for a time as a journalist for the South
China Morning Post.
The Hungry Ghosts is Anne's first novel, so we have asked Anne a few questions to get to know her a little better.
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