Orwell prize to blog "hop-picking" stories

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Thu, 25/08/2011 - 07:00 The Orwell Prize is to blog George Orwell’s “hop-picking” diary entries, which went on to form part of his novel A Clergyman’s Daughter. Starting today, the political writing award will post a daily blog 80 years to the day that Orwell wrote his diary entries while he went hop-picking in Kent between August and October 1931. Penguin Classics publishes Orwell’s Diaries. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 4, 2016

This week: an inquiry into the mystery and art of living, plus essays on love lost and found. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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In Japan, Novel by Artificial Intelligence and Humans Vies for Literary Prize

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Staff Pick: 'Latest Readings' by Clive James

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Boyd and Gale on Walter Scott Prize shortlist

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Audible UK sponsors short story salon

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Bobby Charlton's World Cup Story to Yellow Jersey

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Leipzig Book Fair Prize: Where Are the Women?

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The Untold Life Stories of Buddhist Nuns Revealed

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