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Bernardine Evaristo: the forgotten black British novels everyone should read

The Booker-winning novelist is relaunching a series of neglected novels by black British writers. She explains why they deserve a new readership In today’s culture, it’s as though black British literary history began relatively recently, and new books are published without reference to or... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Guardian | 2021-01-30 11:00:07 UTC ]

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Gaiman, Smith and Ishiguro to feature in British short story anthology

Penguin is publishing a new anthology, The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story, "a literary treasure trove" of "30 great short stories published in the last 20 years", featuring contributors such as Zadie Smith, Irvine Welsh and Neil Gaiman. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Irvine Welsh up for Saltire book prize

Irvine Welsh and James Kelman are among the authors shortlisted in this year's Saltire Literary Awards. Continue reading >>
[ Source: BBC News | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Welsh, Kelman and Fagan shortlisted at 2016 Saltire Society Literary Awards

Irvine Welsh, James Kelman and Jenni Fagan have made the 2016 Saltire Society Literary Awards shortlist announced at a special event in Edinburgh, alongside emerging talents Chitra Ramaswamy and Martin MacInnes. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Irvine Welsh crime novel gets TV deal

Irvine Welsh, the author of Trainspotting, is adapting his novel Crime for television, according to the Guardian. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Alexander McCall Smith bags comic fiction prize

Alexander McCall Smith has won this year’s Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party, published by Birlinn imprint Polygon. This is the first time McCall Smith, the author of No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series published by Little, Brown, has appeared on the comic... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Three debut novels on Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlist

Three debut novelists are in the running for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic novels. Writer Caitlin Moran, actress Helen Lederer and Nina Stibbe have all made the shortlist for the prize, alongside Alexander McCall Smith, Irvine Welsh and Joseph O'Neill. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Trainspotting 'favourite Scots book'

Irvine Welsh's debut novel Trainspotting is named as Scotland's favourite book of the past 50 years. Continue reading >>
[ Source: BBC News | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]

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BookSlam to publish first anthology

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 25/08/2011 - 14:38 The "literary nightclub" BookSlam is to venture into publishing, releasing an anthology of new material inspired by music from the likes of Irvine Welsh, William Boyd and Simon Armitage. read more Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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