Tales from a Bookshop - Write to Remember

  Anna Goodall was lucky enough to meet two great literary ladies in just one week ... both of whom have put memories of their extraordinary lives on the page.       I attended two events last week: historian... More...

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Friday, 19 February, 2010

Publish or Perish - A translation guide for those new to literary magazines' submissions guidelines.

American writer Tommy Wallach has five novels to his name but none, as yet, have made it in to print. In the first of a regular series, he posts about his writing life as he navigates the shark infested waters of agents, publishers and the long journey to the New York Times bestseller list. More...

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Thursday, 11 February, 2010

Sylvia Plath's annotations on The Great Gatsby

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Friday, 5 February, 2010

FiftyFiction - short and sweet!

     A character in Matieu Kassovitz's film Le Fabuleux Déstin d'Amélie Poulain encourages his on-screen companion (and, we assume, the audience) to 'change the world one random act of kindness at a time.' This gooey sentiment may bring about an... More...

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Thursday, 4 February, 2010

Tales from a Bookshop: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies

    John Carey's talk about William Golding at the Savile Club was the perfect way to end a week spent reading his biography of this elusive and gifted English author, writes Anna Goodall.   William Golding was himself a... More...

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Wednesday, 3 February, 2010