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Tag Archives: Man Booker Prize
So this is a new kind of book burning
I recently read a story about a novel type of book burning. It seems that British author Jeanette Winterson was extremely disappointed in new editions of her novels that were published with cover art and blurbs that she found highly … Continue reading
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Tagged book cover art, Jeanette Winterson, Man Booker Prize, Publishing and Printing
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Somethings may be beyond satire
This week’s issue of the New Yorker features a post-modernist satirical short story by the award-winning author George Saunders. “Little St.Don” is told in a series of semi-comic vignettes that aim to capture our living nightmare. I’m a big fan of Saunder’s … Continue reading
Posted in USA, Writing
Tagged George Saunders, Magazines, Man Booker Prize, New Yorker
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This Is Where We Live
Many thanks to Rick Pell for the link to this captivating short animated film produced by Apt Studio and Asylum Films for the 25th anniversay celebrations of British 4th Estate Publishers. Readers in the U.K. probably know that 4th Estate … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, Europe
Tagged Apt Studio, Asylum Films, Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize, Sebastian Junger
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How To Write a Bestseller
Have you been struggling to discover the secrets of writing a bestselling novel ? Want to know how the successful, prize-winning authors do it so very effortlessly ? Here’s one hint: Kill off your characters. Need to know more ? … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Europe, Writing
Tagged Anne Enright, Esi Edugyan, Fiction, Man Booker Prize, Orange Prize for Fiction, Writers Resources
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