Well, this year's Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award was announced a little earlier today, and being in the position of having read all of the shortlisted stories I thought I would offer an opinion on who I think is going to win the … [Read more...]
EdBookFest 2012 Diary: Day #3 – Of short fiction appreciation and illustrated aliens
August 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
If my EdBookFest diary entries seem a little lacklustre, then I should point out that during these first few days of the festival I'm not scheduled to be at many events. From Thursday (Day #6) the activity really ramps up for me, so entries should be … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: A Dead Man – signed, sealed and delivered
January 10, 2010 By 8 Comments
A Dead Man - signed, sealed and delivered, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Like every keen reader I like to enter as many book-flavoured competitions as I can (there's a good one going on at RobAroundBooks right now as it happens (at the … [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...]