So, the headline news at the Costa Book Awards ceremony in London last night may have been the (deserved) victory of Andrew Miller who took the title of Costa Book of the Year with his novel Pure (Sceptre), but the bigger news for me - and every … [Read more...]
Waterstones 11 for 2012 unveiled
January 22, 2012 By 7 Comments
The selection for year's Waterstones 11 was announced earlier this week (Thursday 19th), at a reception at Waterstones’ flagship store in Piccadilly. Created to recognise and promote the best in debut novels for the year that lies ahead, there is … [Read more...]
Peirene announce winners of ‘PeiShoStoMo’ 900-word story competition
January 13, 2012 By 4 Comments
The winner of Peirene Press' inaugural Peirene Short Story Month (PeiShoStoMo) 900-word story competition has been announced as Paris-based Rosa Rankin-Gee, who takes the first prize - a 2012 subscription to Peirene Press - with London, a story which … [Read more...]
Introducing 31 Shots of Shock 2011
September 11, 2011 By 11 Comments
Mid-September is when I usually start looking ahead to October on RobAroundBooks, and my yearly 31 Shots of Shock reading project. That time is almost upon us again, and so it's time to not only reveal my new 31 Shots of Shock logo for this year … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Wednesday 7th September 2011
September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Meet Charles Mysak, cigar-puffing bookseller extraordinaire - I've always been a fan of strong real-life characters, and there are certainly plenty of those in the wonderful world of books. Take cigar-puffing Charles Mysak, who has sold books on the … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Tuesday 6th September 2011
September 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
Man Booker shortlist announced - Although I'm not a fan of the unfair amount of coverage it gets, I'm always interested to see what books make it on to the Man Booker shortlist every year. You may remember that the longlist announcement caused quite … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Monday 29th August 2011
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Taking Murakami to the stage - The Economist has a nice little write up on the new Haruki Murakami play which has been taking Edinburgh by storm this past week. Adapted from Murakami's novel, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Stephen Earnhart's adaptation … [Read more...]