Liz Moore's Desert Island Books
Introduction: The author of Heft Liz Moore chooses the books she would be cast away withThe Spindle Imp by Alida Sims Malkusread more
View ArticleCityread London: A Week in December
Introduction: Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks' novel A Week in December is this year's Cityread London. Take a peek inside...In his small rooms in Chelsea, Gabriel Northwood, a barrister in his middle...
View ArticleTaiye Selasi on Ghana Must Go
Introduction: The debut author talks about the immigrant experience - and how Beloved author Toni Morrison got her to start writingOf all the début authors in 2013, Taiye Selasi will assuredly be the...
View ArticleThe hidden music of Tbilisi
Introduction: The ancient city of Tbilisi has often been a cultural flashpoint between Russia and the West, as explored in new novel The Banner of Passing CloudsI first went to Georgia, the Black...
View ArticleCarlene Bauer on writing the truth about love
Introduction: The author of Frances & Bernard explains why writers' love stories - real or fictional - are so compellingWhen I first began working on the novel that became Frances & Bernard, I...
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Melvin Burgess' Desert Island Books
Introduction: Author of Junk, Doing It and new book The Hit Melvin Burgess tells us about the writing he really lovesread more
View ArticleMom & Me & Mom
Book title: Mom & Me & Mom Author name: Maya Angelou Publisher: Virago Publication date: Thu, 11/04/2013ISBN: 9781844089147 RRP: £12.99 Fans of Maya Angelou and her autobiographical...
View ArticleA History of the Present Illness
Book title: A History of the Present Illness Author name: Louise Aronson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: Thu, 11/04/2013ISBN: 9781408832127 RRP: £12.99 A History of the Present Illness is...
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Top 20 picked for Granta Young British Novelists list
granta20authors.jpg"Simply astonishing" list of young writers revealedAmis, Barker, Barnes, Hollinghurst, Mitchell, Rushdie, Winterson…sound familiar? Before they were household names, all these...
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Robert Edric's Desert Island Books
Introduction: The Booker-longlisted author of The Monster's Lament on the books the mean the most to himread more
View ArticleLet's Explore Diabetes With Owls
Book title: Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls Author name: David Sedaris Publisher: Little Brown Publication date: Tue, 23/04/2013ISBN: 9780349121635 RRP: £12.99 Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls is...
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More weird things customers say in bookshops
open shop.jpgAfter last year's hit book, Jen Campbell has gathered together even more of the weird things customers say in bookshops...Customer: Do you have this crime book? It's called The Girl with...
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Sebastian Barry's Desert Island Books
Introduction: The author of World Book Night title The Secret Scripture Sebastian Barry tells WLTB about the books he loves bestread more
View ArticleNed Vizzini: two of a kind
Introduction: The author of magical adventure story House of Secrets reveals how he wrote the book with Goonies writer Chris ColumbusHouse of Secrets is the first book I co-wrote with anyone, and one...
View ArticleLauren Beukes on The Shining Girls
Introduction: The Arthur C Clarke-winning author on her new novel about a time-travelling murderer, The Shining GirlsWhat’s scarier than a psychopathic serial killer who can travel through time toying...
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Sophie Hannah's Desert Island Books
Introduction: The author of The Orphan Choir reveals her favourite-ever books, including "the all-round best novel I have ever read"read more
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The worst places to go on holiday
chern.jpgThe author of Visit Sunny Chernobyl reveals his favourite bad destinations - and what to read while you're therePort Arthur, TexasGround zero for the American oil industry, Port Arthur is a...
View ArticleKate Clanchy: Meeting the English
Introduction: Poet Kate Clanchy's new novel is perfect for fans of Alan Hollinghurst, Ali Smith and Zoe HellerFor Struan Robertson, a 17-year-old genius from Scotland, London is more exotic than Paris...
View ArticleJoanna Rossiter's sea change
Introduction: Joanna Rossiter tells WLTB about the abandoned village which inspired her first novel The Sea ChangeThe Sea Change weaves together the story of a lost English village requisitioned by the...
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The books that inspire today's writers
enid.jpgThe shortlisted authors for this year's Desmond Elliott Prize tell us about the books that made them want to writeRos Barber, author of The Marlowe PapersThe first book to send me straight to...
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