Books
THE MARRIAGE PLOT
The new novel from the bestselling author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides.
Publication Date: UK 12th Apr 2012
THE INFORMATION: A History, a Theory, a Flood
James Gleick, the author of the bestsellers Chaos and Genius, brings us his crowning work: a revelatory chronicle that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.
Publication Date: UK 1st Mar 2012
Morrisons’ rearguard decision to allow its farmers to use GM feed looks spectacularly ill-informed and dumb, when Carrefour labels own-label meat and dairy products as GM animal feed-free, or ‘Nourri sans OGM’. If the world’s second largest retailer can guarantee … Continue reading
With such a spectacular burst of review coverage over the weekend, here’s Hilary talking about the success of Wolf Hall and introducing the book on everyone’s lips – Bring Up The Bodies…
Yet more good news on the awards front! Short and Sweet by Dan Lepard has been shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers Cookery Book of the Year Award. The shortlist for this category is as follows: SHORT AND SWEET by … Continue reading
Hilary Mantel on Thomas Cromwell: ‘I could make it different, I could make it come up fresh and new’
With only nine days till publication, here’s another teaser clip to whet your appetites… Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize-winning ‘Wolf Hall’ and its sequel ‘Bring Up The Bodies’, talks about her main character Thomas Cromwell.
Watch Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize-winning ‘Wolf Hall’ and its sequel ‘Bring Up The Bodies’, talking about the primary focus of her new novel, Anne Boleyn. By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith’s son, is far from his … Continue reading
Amazing news at 4th Estate HQ! Care Of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott prize 2012. The committee noted how ‘this longlist reflects a trend in debut fiction of bringing contemporary resonance to some traditional heavyweight … Continue reading
Watch Hilary Mantel talking about her new novel ‘Bring Up The Bodies’, the forthcoming sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning ‘Wolf Hall’ By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith’s son, is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII, … Continue reading
The supper club has risen like a phoenix from the ashes of the dinner party. Up and down the land, people are welcoming paying strangers into their homes to dine. And with Rachel Khoo’s Little Paris Kitchen airing on BBC … Continue reading
Return to the world of ‘Notes From An Exhibition’… Patrick Gale’s new novel ‘A Perfectly Good Man’ returns to the Cornish setting of his earlier bestseller ‘Notes From An Exhibition’ and catches up with some of the characters from its … Continue reading
Notes from an Exhibition author Patrick Gale’s new novel is published to rave reviews. Listen to an extract below. FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A SIGNED COPY OF ‘A PERFECTLY GOOD MAN’ CLICK HERE Patrick Gale, author of the Richard and … Continue reading
I have received the inevitable letter from a body that calls itself Sugar Nutrition UK, from its Nutrition Communication Manager, a Dr Mary Harrington. She is perplexed by statements about the impact of sugar on health that I made in … Continue reading
Publishing next month, we have already received some wonderful praise for Joanna Blythman’s new book, ‘What to Eat: Food that’s good for your health, pocket and plate‘. ‘Joanna Blythman has one of the sanest food heads in the Western World – … Continue reading
I’m right behind the Meat Crusade, the new campaign to save our high street butchers. They have been haemorrhaging of late, and not because someone’s hand slipped with the cleaver. There were some 22,000 traditional butchers shops in Britain in … Continue reading
The kindle team have picked two 4th Estate books for their February Picks – After the Lockout, the début novel from Darran McCann; and The Ice Balloon by Alec Wilkinson, the story of a failed attempt to travel across the North Pole by hot air … Continue reading
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Orange Prize-winning novel is being adapted into a screenplay by Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele, who famously adapted Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ for the London stage. Screen Daily and IdieWire report that financing for the film is being provided by British … Continue reading
This month, 4th Estate are delighted to announce the publication of four classic books by Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing. You can now buy The Grass is Singing, The Golden Notebook, The Good Terrorist and Love, Again for £3.99 each. Also available … Continue reading
Exciting news! Dan Lepard’s Short And Sweet has been shortlisted in the Food category of the 2011 Andre Simon Food & Drink Book Awards. The shortlisted books for the 2011 prize in the food category are: Bocca – Jacob Kenedy … Continue reading