An exciting day today as the Man Booker shortlist was announced. Here's the six that made the cut (clicking on cover leads to publisher's page for that title) : … [Read more...]
‘Man Booker Dozen’ for 2009 announced
July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Well fellow readers today was the day that the eagerly awaited Man Booker longlist was announced. So for your delight and delectation here's the line-up, presented to you in glorious technicolor (note: all covers link to the relevant page on the … [Read more...]
Ammaniti and Coetzee: Seeing double?
November 28, 2008 By 2 Comments
After announcing the UK launch of Niccolò Ammaniti's The Crossroads earlier tonight, I got to thinking just how much the cover for The Crossroads looks like the cover for Coetzee's 1999 Booker Prize winning novel Disgrace. There's … [Read more...]