22 May 2013
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We are thrilled to be working with the Hay Festival 2013. From 23 May until 2 June, we will celebrate its wonderful range of authors and events to inspire reading groups across the country through a number of Hay Spotlights.
You can also get involved with your reading group in the following ways:
Liven up your reading group venue or library with… more
10 May 2013
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We caught up with Graeme Simsion while he was visiting Britain to promote his new book The Rosie Project. We asked him about his reading habits, where he got his inspiration and his future writing plans.
The interview
For anyone who hasn't read The Rosie Project, can you give us the plot in a couple of lines?
A socially-awkward genetics professor sets out… more
25 April 2013
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Damian Barr's new novel Maggie & Me, a memoir of his childhood in Margaret Thatcher's Britain, is published today. Find out more about Damian, his book and the reason he loves libraries in this month's author focus.
About Maggie & Me
It's 12 October 1984. An IRA bomb blows apart the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Miraculously, Margaret Thatcher survives. In small-town Scotland,… more
27 September 2012
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