Guardian First Book Award 2009

The shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award has been announced. The five titles were chosen by a panel of writers and journalists comprising Nadeem Aslam, Tobias Hill, John Gray, Martha Kearney, Katherine Viner, Claire Armistead, and Stuart Broom who... More...

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Friday, 30 October, 2009

The Book of the Film

We're rather loving Mitch Ansara's 'I Can Read Movies' series.  The 26 year old designer from Toledo has redesigned the artwork of well known films such as Ghostbusters and the Hudsucker Proxy as vintage 60's paperbacks, complete with faded... More...

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Wednesday, 28 October, 2009

The Library of Unwritten Books

    Originally commissioned by the Pump House Gallery, The Library of Unwritten Books is a collection of possible books - imagined stories, personal histories, books that should be written - made real. Short interviews are recorded with people who... More...

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Tuesday, 27 October, 2009

A Self-Portrait in Words: Antony Gormley's One & Other project set to reach beyond the Fourth Plinth

Sculptor Antony Gormley has famously invited the British public to help create a living monument every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth. A lesser known fact is that the backgrounds and inspirations of... More...

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Monday, 5 October, 2009