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December 17, 2020

Spotlight on Publishers: Renard Press

Questions by Karen Langley 2020 has in many ways been the year of independent publishers; print books have been fighting back against the march…

November 2, 2020

Bookshop.Org is OPEN in the UK

Please excuse the plug post, but now we’re going back into lockdown it is more important than ever to support our indie bookshops online….

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…

Oulipo books
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…

Jane Badger
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…

Red Circle Minis
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…

Wellcome Book Prize shortlists
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…

banned books week
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,…

The Other Woman by Laura Wilson
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…

Small Dark Quiet
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…

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