May 12, 2020 On the origins of ‘Pomeranski’, by Gerald Jacobs Today we are delighted to be taking part in a short blog tour for the novel ‘Pomeranski’ by Gerald Jacobs, just published by Quartet…
April 30, 2020 Puzzles, constraints and cryptograms: An Oulipo beginner’s primer By Karen Langley Although you may never have heard the name of the literary group Oulipo, there’s a good chance you might actually have…
November 14, 2019 Interview with Jane Badger about Pony Books Interview by Liz Dexter Jane Badger started off as a dealer in horse and pony books, becoming known for her extremely extensive website on…
July 9, 2019 Red Circle Authors: An unusual and innovative venture By Karen Langley Japanese literature has a long and rich heritage stretching from early works like The Pillow Book (990s) and The Tale of…
June 13, 2019 Q&A for Nicola Upson on Stanley & Elsie Interview by Harriet Harriet: Thanks for agreeing to do this, Nicola. I have recently finished reading and reviewing Stanley and Elsie and enjoyed it…
May 14, 2019 Five Fascinating Facts About… Daphne du Maurier Compiled by Annabel Ali at her blog, Heavenali, is hosting Daphne du Maurier reading week from May 13-19, so we’re joining in. One: Jamaica Inn, the…
April 4, 2019 A Spotlight on the Wellcome Book Prize By Rebecca Foster Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the Wellcome Book Prize is an annual award sponsored by the Wellcome Trust, a global…
October 30, 2018 Spotlight on Publishers: Handheld Press Harriet talks to Kate Macdonald Harriet: Thanks for agreeing to do this for us Kate. Can you tell us a bit about the genesis…
September 25, 2018 Banned Books Week – The Russians By Karen Langley “The important task of literature is to free man, not to censor him.” (Anais Nin) The banning of books is an…
September 4, 2018 Spotlight on Publishers: Myriad Editions Annabel asked Myriad Editions’ Publishing Director Candida Lacey some questions… Annabel: Your company website has an intriguing strapline, ‘Publishers of fiction, graphic books and atlases’….
July 9, 2018 The Golden Booker Celebration Who will win in 2018? Do share your longlist predictions… Report by Annabel When I booked my ticket for this event a couple of…
July 7, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: ‘The ones that got away’ It’s not always the case (or often?) that judges and readers are all in agreement on longlists, let alone the shortlists or eventual winners…
July 6, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: 2009-2017 And finally, this fifth decade brings us up to date with previous winners of the Man Booker Prize. In 2010, the organisation decided to…
July 5, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: 1999-2008 The prize’s fourth decade marked the first time, in 2001, that the longlist was revealed to the world at large. It decade also marked…
July 4, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: 1989-1998 During the prize’s third decade, for the second time in its history, two books tied for top spot in 1992. Then, in 1993, the…
July 3, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: 1979-1988 The second decade of the prize, apart from producing the “Booker of Bookers” in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, was enlivened by some tight judging decisions….
July 2, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: 1969-1978 When the Booker Prize was inaugurated, prizes for literature were rather looked down upon, they just didn’t make much impact. Tom Maschler looked at…
July 1, 2018 Introducing Shiny’s Booker Week Dear Readers, The Booker Prize will be 50 years old this year. The longlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize will be announced on…
February 1, 2018 Interview with Rosamund Bartlett about Dostoyevsky and “The Russian Soul” Interview by Karen Langley Karen: Rosamund, thank you for agreeing to an interview with Shiny New Books! You have a distinguished career as a translator,…
October 19, 2017 Questions for Laura Wilson on The Other Woman Interview by Harriet Harriet: Hi Laura – thanks for agreeing to answer some questions. I really loved The Other Woman and have some questions…
October 3, 2017 Giving A Voice - an Interview with Miranda Gold Interview by Victoria Miranda Gold is a writer based in London. Her first novel, Starlings, published by Karnac in December 2016, reaches back three generations…
August 3, 2017 Five Fascinating Facts about… Anthony Burgess Compiled by Annabel Researching Burgess for this article, I found so many nuggets, I could easily have compiled a list of fifty facts –…
August 3, 2017 Anthony Burgess Centenary – a Reading List By Rob Spence Anthony Burgess, whose centenary is celebrated this year, remarked ruefully on more than one occasion that he produced as many novels…
August 1, 2017 Questions for Louise Welsh about Plague Times Trilogy Questions by Annabel Annabel: When you began writing these books, had you already planned a trilogy? Had you ever thought that A Lovely Way to Burn could…
July 17, 2017 Introducing Jane Austen Week By Harriet Jane Austen died two hundred years ago, on 18 July 1817, at the age of just 41. She had anonymously published four…
