Short fiction fans are set to rejoice as Scottish publisher Cargo Publishing, in conjunction with McSweeney's and the Edinburgh International Book Festival, announce the publication of a 4-book collection of 50 stories from 50 of the top authors … [Read more...]
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‘Elsewhere’ story collection to launch at Edinburgh Book Festival
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Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award 2012 longlist
The nominees for this year's Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award have been announced, revealing a record breaking longlist of 77 short story collections from 17 different countries. Despite a €10,000 drop in the overall winner's … [Read more...]
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Daily Bookshot: Lovely Levin
Lovely Levin, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. There are few things finer looking on the bookshelves right now, than Adam Levi's epic debut, The Instructions (Canongate Books). The 1030 page tome certainly stands out on the shelf, and even … [Read more...]
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‘Book Bites’ for Monday 11th May 2009
Sky Arts to serve up daily Hay - Great news if you live in the UK, have Sky television and want to gen up on all of the latest ‘happenings’ at the Hay Festival which starts later this month (21st-31st May). The Sky Arts Channel is broadcasting a … [Read more...]
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