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On Rereading

Michael Bhaskar — 05-Nov-2009 09:48:15

On Rereading

Books are tempting. Especially shiny new books. Sometimes it's easy to overlook all the other books; dusty old things we read years ago, their spines cracked and broken. Poor things. But rereading is what reading is all about.

Posted by Michael Bhaskar

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Baby books

James Long — 26-Oct-2009 12:15:33

Baby books

Holidays were once reading holidays. Then almost a year ago, my wife had a baby. Next week, we're going on holiday. A baby-centric holiday, on which I hope to also do a bit of reading. Just a bit; whatever I can manage.

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Memory Lane Revisited

Sandra Taylor — 23-Oct-2009 11:37:12

Memory Lane Revisited

Following on from a recent post of mine, here are a few more jackets from the Picador archive which caught my eye…

Posted by Sandra Taylor

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Translation

Maxine Clarke — 13-Oct-2009 11:16:57

Translation

Over the past two or three years I have read a great amount of translated novels, the vast majority of it crime fiction. And now I'm finding it increasingly satisfying to delve into translated fiction as a specialist category.

Posted by Maxine Clarke

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Place your bets

James Long — 06-Oct-2009 14:02:48

Place your bets

I was at the South Bank Centre yesterday evening to hear the Man Booker prize shortlisted authors read from their books and answer questions from the audience. It was a wonderful evening and has ratched up my literary fever by at least 10 degrees.

Posted by James Long

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This one goes out to...

Marlene Wagman-Geller — 06-Oct-2009 11:29:30

This one goes out to...

When people discover that you have written a book, one of the first questions you’re inevitably asked is, ‘How did you come up with the idea?’

Posted by Marlene Wagman-Geller

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Snark

James Long — 28-Sep-2009 10:25:41

Snark

Snark – noun – a combination of 'snide' and 'remark'. Sarcastic comment(s). Also snarky (adj.) and snarkily (adv.)

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Memory lane

Sandra Taylor — 25-Sep-2009 15:51:22

Memory lane

A recent trip to the Picador archives unearthed many fantastic covers of days gone by. Here are just a few of my favourites...

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When Sherman Met Patrick

Michael Bhaskar — 25-Sep-2009 14:37:00

When Sherman Met Patrick

We are only just starting to see the credit crunch come through in novels. While we may be pretty good at boom and bust in the Noughties, our power suits, big hair and black satire bows down to the 1980s. Sherman meet Patrick, Patrick meet Sherman.

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Picador Playlist

Sarah Blake — 18-Sep-2009 15:48:38

Picador Playlist

This is a list of Picador books that I love. It isn’t a list of favourites – that would take too long – but just a few of the Picador books that I think everyone should read.

Posted by Sarah Blake

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