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Wednesday 25 January
Pure win for Costa Book of the Year
Pure tale of pre-revolutionary Paris scoops prestigious literary prize
Tuesday 24 January
World Book Night – which book will you give?
There are only a few days left to register as a World Book Night giver.
Tuesday 17 January
John Burnside wins poetry double
Scottish poet John Burnside is awarded the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry
Sullivan's Ashes by Alan Warner
Myself, Cousin John, Sullivan’s third wife Aileen and the sergeant all sat together in the police station at Tobermory. We read once more the photocopied clause in Sullivan’s will...
Other Times, Other Places by Joan Lingard
We go into our room. We do not speak of our day in the country, of our lunchtime visit to the collective farm, or the house where my husband lived as a child. We have been warned. Remember, one cannot be too careful.
Because it’s a Wednesday by A L Kennedy
A whole new meaning given to 'Elsewhere' by the Costa prize-winner.
2011 Programme
The 2011 programme is defined by what we believe are the passions, desires and anxieties of today’s book-buying public. It provides a vivid reflection of the world today – a world in a state of change…
2011 RBS Schools Programme
Bring your class along for a fun and engaging day out. Our RBS Schools Programme gives all youngsters the opportunity to meet a ‘real live’ author...
Richard Bath and Tommy Macpherson (2011 event)
Rugby writer Richard Bath has tackled a very different kind of battle in......
Jacqueline Wilson (2011 Event)
Jacqueline Wilson always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first......
Chan Koonchung (2011 event)
Is it possible to live in China today, and to raise an eyebrow about the country’s political ambitions? Chan Koonchung does precisely that.
