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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 -
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Muriel Spark (1918-2006)
She was perhaps the most popular and successful female, Scottish author in history Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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The Palace (The Full Story)
It has been said that The Palace is a wee bit rough. That's like saying Mike Tyson is a wee bit tasty with his fists. It isn't rough, it's crazy; crazy in a ... Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Edinburgh: UNESCO City of Literature
A Sense of Place' sets the pace for a bright future for Edinburgh as a UNESCO City of Literature Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Epitaph
He loved it when she smoked. Afterwards, in the dark. He'd make her laugh and watch her shadow amongst the smoke. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Free Speech on Trial in Turkey: Murat Belge Speaks
What is embraced in Turkey as valuable by the international community is anathema to Turkish nationalism. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Big Word Poetry
Events like Big Word are changing the way poetry is understood, and ushering it into the mainstream. Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
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The Goon - Eric Powell
Funnier than Dawn of the Dead, and more frightening than Elmer Fudd hunting Bugs with a shotgun Read more »| 15 Feb 2006