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Helen Lederer's New Comedy Book Prize
Helen Lederer has been making us laugh for years, from stand-up comedy, to Absolutely Fabulous, to her debut novel Losing It, published in 2015. She’s now turning her sights on supporting other female comic writers, with the creation of the Comedy Women in Print prize, open to both published and unpublished female writers. Read more »
Radio 2 Book Club - Golden Child by Claire Adam
The first book to be featured on the Jo Whiley Radio 2 Book Club will be Golden Child, the powerful debut novel by Claire Adam. It is released on 17 January and Claire will be on the show on Monday 21 January. Read more »
Books bring us together and friendship transforms our lives
The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club is being published by Little Brown on 24 January. It’s a heartwarming multi-generational novel about female friendship and books and we were very excited to hear how author, Sophie Green, came to write the novel. Read on to find out about the ideas behind the book and to enter a competition to win a signed copy. Read more »
Radio 2 Book Club with Jo Whiley
We’re excited to announce that the BBC Radio 2 Book Club will be moving to Jo Whiley’s show, Mondays from 7-9pm. Every fortnight a different book will be discussed, and we have the first season’s titles to share with you. The Book Club will discuss brand new fiction as well as revisiting classic books and beloved authors. Read more »
Changing Games - a writers' insight into writing for different mediums
James Swallow’s new thriller is out in paperback at the end of December. But Swallow doesn’t just pen high impact thillers, he is a BAFTA nominated scriptwriter and writer, who has worked on some of the world’s bestselling videogames. Here he talks to us about writing for different mediums, the challenges and the rewards. Read more »
A Reading Group insight into National Poetry Day
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Focus on Everything Under - Man Booker Prize 2018
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Focus on The Mars Room - Man Booker Prize 2018
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Focus on The Long Take - Man Booker Prize 2018
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Focus on The Overstory - Man Booker Prize 2018
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Focus on Washington Black - Man Booker Prize 2018
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Focus on Milkman – Man Booker Prize 2018
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