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: Dreaming of Guyana
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dreaming of Guyana, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Because I'm still thinking very much of EdBookFest (it'll pass I know, especially when I've caught up with my report writing), I wanted to share another of the shots I took at the … [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...]
EdBookFest 2011 Diary: Day #12 – publicists, Kashmir, and the future of the city
August 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Note: remember to scroll down to the bottom for picture highlights from the day. Before I continue with today's diary entry, I just wanted to offer a quick explanation about my numbering of entries. If you look back on my past EdBookFest Diary … [Read more...]
EdBookFest 2011 Diary: Day #9 – Satirical Tenderloin and Champions
August 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Note: remember to scroll down to the bottom for picture highlights from the day. And so it was that I entered my second week of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, with only a single event on my schedule - Tim Binding and John Butler in a … [Read more...]
‘What’s in Swindon?’ by Stuart Evers
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Story Title: 'Things Seem So Far Away, Here' by Stuart Evers Collection/Anthology?: Ten Stories About Smoking (Picador) Date Read: 11th August 2011 Briefly: Marty gets an unexpected phone call at work. It's Angela, a significant ex-partner from … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Fancy a Smoke?
August 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
Fancy a Smoke?, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. One of the books that I'm currently working my way through at the moment is Stuart Evers' debut short story collection, Ten Stories About Smoking (you can read my forethoughts on it, HERE). … [Read more...]
‘Things Seem So Far Away, Here’ by Stuart Evers
August 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Story Title: 'Things Seem So Far Away, Here' by Stuart Evers Collection/Anthology?: Ten Stories About Smoking (Picador) Date Read: 6th August 2011 Briefly: Linda arrives for the first time at her brother's impressive country home, excited to see … [Read more...]