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Christopher Brookmyre's Blood and Hard Black Pencil
You know, the psychos in your school? At the time you were just used to them being violent and unpredictable. Later you go back and ask what was going on in the background that nobody knew about? Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Christopher Brookmyre's Blood and Hard Black Pencil - Skinnyfest)
You know, the psychos in your school? At the time you were just used to them being violent and unpredictable. Later you go back and ask what was going on in the background that nobody knew about? Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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The Road to Reality - Roger Penrose
Shelve this one next to the Bible. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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The Man With the Silver Tongue
People did not take machetes and start cutting other people into pieces overnight. There's a kind of hatred between Hutus and Tutsis that has been developed through our history. The international community does not want to see it that way, even now. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Choose Your Own Adventure
If you want to learn about the re-release of the Choose Your Own Adventure books keep reading. If you want to read the local entertainment listings, turn to page 64. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Writer as Illusionist: Louise Welsh on her new novel
The Bullet Trick' has the thrills and perils of crime stories and the sensuality and glamour of decadent literature, all spiced up by the burlesque irreverence of cabaret. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006
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Everything is Automatic
I don't know who did it kid. All I know is there's a gun with no trace, a camera with no film and a body that aint talking. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Get The Skinny on the Orange Prize shortlist Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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At Breakfast
The Breakfast TableAwaits the MorningFor its Jam and ButterAnd Teabag dash.The complexity of simple thingsBuilding upTo boiling point. The clanking of cupsSa... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Small Worlds - Chlidren's Books for Grownups
We read children's stories differently; we don't treat them with the same cynicism, we play along. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Small Worlds - Chlidren's Books for Grownups [NOTE: PRINT VERSION ONLY. WEB VERSION TO FOLLOW]
We read children's stories differently; we don't treat them with the same cynicism, we play along. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Spring
The sky,God's huge, cold grey eye,cries careless crocodile tearsupon the heads of us all.But we trudge grudginglyon through the sludgeand see in this drizzli... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Small Worlds - Children's Books for Grownups [web version - POST ASAP!]
Harry Potter' has taken the shame out of reading children's fiction. But what do books intended for children have to offer adults? Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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The Palace
Saying The Palace is a wee bit rough is like saying Mike Tyson is a wee bit tasty with his fists. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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A Man Without A Country - Kurt Vonnegut
An awe-inspiringly original body of work. Read more »| 16 May 2006