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...]
Daily Bookshot: Badger Set
September 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
Badger Set, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. On its own I don't think Philip Hensher's latest novel, King of the Badgers (Fourth Estate) stands out as being particularly attractive in an aesthetic sense (feel free to disagree :)). Cluster … [Read more...]
EdBookFest 2011 Diary: Day #15 – Of small community living and Polish ghettos
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Note: remember to scroll down to the bottom for picture highlights from the day. It may have been my second last day of EdBookFest, but I had a couple of real highlights to keep the blues away. To kick off was an event in my most favourite of … [Read more...]
Dasgupta and Guest triumph at this year’s Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
April 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
Well, it's been a long haul since the sprawling regional shortlists for this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize were announced back in February, but from the final eight regional winners (split across 'Best Book' and 'Best First Book' categories), … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: 2nd-hand Saturday Snatch!
September 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
2nd-hand Saturday Snatch!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Whenever I'm out shopping with the family there's always a noticeable division of interest. My wife and daughters like to head for any and all clothes shop they can find, while I, … [Read more...]
On The Radar: A trio from The Guardian’s ‘holiday list’
July 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“On the Radar” provides small incidental rundowns on books which I’ve discovered, but haven’t yet purchased. These are titles that I’ve either added to my wishlist or am keeping a close eye on, with a view to adding them. In addition, these … [Read more...]