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Posted by Carol Lefevre at 08/05/08, 18:37:58Comments (1)
Throughout the 1970s and 80s I was in love with light and colour and longed to become an artist.
Posted by Elizabeth Diamond at 06/05/08, 12:22:13Comments (1)
One of the most frequent remarks from acquaintances on hearing about my publishing deal with Picador for my debut novel, An Accidental Light, has been on the lines of ‘Who would have thought it?’ and ‘It all seems so sudden!’.
Posted by Tristan Hughes at 02/05/08, 14:53:54Comments (2)
I don’t think it’s too much to claim that the best known novel in the English language - or indeed any language - is an island novel.
Posted by Stuart Evers at 30/04/08, 12:49:09Comments (3)
For many years I kept one of Haruki Murakami’s novels unread and tucked away on my bookshelf. Occasionally I would pick it up, read the blurb or the first few lines, and ultimately place it back on the shelf alongside its well-thumbed companions. I was saving it for a rainy day; it was a sort of literary life-preserver.