Interview: Brontez Purnell

“I’ve been prank-calling Justin Torres for like two decades,” says the poet and performer, whose new book is called “Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt: A Memoir in Verse.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2024-02-22 10:00:27 UTC ]
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Chris Cleave: Interview

Bestselling novelist Chris Cleave talks to Alice O'Keeffe about his new book which tackles the Second World War, Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh: Interview

Harvard professor Michael Puett and journalist Christine Gross-Loh talk to Caroline Sanderson about their potentially life changing book of ancient wisdom drawn from the thought of five Chinese philosophers, The Path.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Parker: Interview

Former soldier Harry Parker talks to Cathy Rentzenbrink about his novel of conflict, community and catastrophe, Anatomy of a Soldier, which draws on his personal experience of serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Bakewell: Interview

Former bookseller Sarah Bakewell talks to Caroline Sanderson about her latest book, At the Existentialist Café (Chatto), which travels back in time to Paris’ Rue du Montparnasse in order to explore the very essence of what it means to be human.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lands’ End apologizes for Gloria Steinem interview after offending conservative shoppers

Lands' End is finding out that its customer base can be very conservative. On Tuesday, it published an interview with feminist leader Gloria Steinem, which didn't mention her abortion views. Regardless, it flung its pro-life shoppers into a rage, many posting on its Facebook page that they're... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Watson interviews Oneworld's Gloria Steinem

Global goodwill ambassador for UN women Emma Watson and political activist Gloria Steinem enthralled an audience of 950 people yesterday at an event to mark the launch of Watson's new feminist book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Janet Ellis: Interview

Former "Blue Peter" presenter Janet Ellis talks to Alice O’Keeffe about her début novel The Butcher's Hook, an absorbing 18th-century tale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharon Guskin: Interview

Sharon Guskin talks to Alice O'Keeffe about her début novel The Forgetting Time, which explores the lengths that a mother will go to for the sake of her child.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erwin James: Interview

Erwin James talks to Caroline Sanderson about his memoir Redeemable, which tells the story of how he found redemption through literature and access to education during two decades of imprisonment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shirley Barrett: Interview

Australian scriptwriter Shirley Barrett's début novel Rush Oh! immerses itself in the early 20th-century New South Wales whaling community.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julian Barnes: Interview

Bestselling novelist Julian Barnes talks to Cathy Rentzenbrink about The Noise of Time, his first novel since his Man Booker Prize triumph. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Barton: Interview

Fiona Barton’s début novel owes much to her journalistic background but she’s found writing fiction much more terrifying. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Wicks: Interview

Caroline Sanderson talks to the personal trainer who is on a mission to combat the UKs obesity crisis by promoting exercise and healthy eating Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matt Haig: Interview

It’s been a good couple of years for Matt Haig and he credits this success to stopping trying to be Ian McEwan: “It took me at least all my 20s and some of my 30s to get the confidence to realise I could just write about what I wanted to write about, without having to pass a test or look super... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edna O'Brien: Interview

Last month novelist Edna O’Brien was elected a Saoi in her native Ireland, alongside William Trevor; the honour means “wise one”, comes with a gold torc and has been previously held by such luminaries as Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. There are only seven Saoithe at any one time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Mayo to interview J K Rowling on 'Galbraith'

J K Rowling will be giving her first radio interview about writing as Robert Galbraith live on BBC2's "Simon Mayo’s Drivetime Show" on Monday 2nd November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sloane Crosley: Interview

Former book publicist Sloane Crosley tells Anna James why she had to quit her day job in order to write her first novel, The Clasp. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fergus Fleming: Interview

To congratulate himself on completing his début novel Casino Royale in 1952, Ian Fleming ordered himself a gold-plated typewriter from New York: a Royal Quiet de Luxe costing $174. When it arrived, he wrote to his wife Anne. “My love. This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Garth Risk Hallberg: Interview

In the run-up to my telephone interview with Garth Risk Hallberg —him in New York, me in London—I had wondered at what point it would be appropriate to bring up just how long his début novel City on Fire is. At 944 pages itisabrickofabook,andIcan’tseeany way to avoid talking about it. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oliver Jeffers and Eoin Colfer: Interview

This autumn a collaboration between two of Ireland’s best-known children’s storytellers—author Eoin Colfer and author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers—will hit the shelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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