Monthly Archives: September 2011

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Dan Lepard talks about Short and Sweet [video]

Click below to watch a video of Dan Lepard introducing us to his new book, the gorgeous ‘Short and Sweet‘. Be warned, this video contains explicit images of tasty baked goods and is likely to cause acute salivation. You can … Continue reading

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Freedom e-book – only £2.99

New week, new book, new price! It’s been over a year now since we first published ‘Freedom’ by Jonathan Franzen to much fanfare. With over 130,000 copies sold in the UK it has proved not only a critics’ favourite but … Continue reading

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Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking – Fridays, BBC1 7.30pm

Nigel Slater’s new series ‘Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking’ (the follow-up to ‘Simple Suppers’) starts on the 23rd September on BBC1. There is no official tie-in book for the TV series, but a lot of the recipes are taken from ‘Tender’ … Continue reading

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Watch the Hilary Mantel Culture Show Special

You can still watch the Hilary Mantel Culture Show special on iPlayer until Saturday 24th September. It’s an hour very well spent, but then I would say that. Don’t believe me? Here’s what the Independent had to say: ‘An hour … Continue reading

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The Emperor of All Maladies is longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award

The Emperor of All Maladies is longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. Congratulations to Siddhartha Mukherjee, as the  Emperor of All Maladies has been longlisted for The Guardian First Book Award . The awards recognise the finest new writing talent who … Continue reading

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Read or Download an Extract of ‘The Marriage Plot’ by Jeffrey Eugenides

To read the extract of Jeffrey Eugenides’ ‘The Marriage Plot’ click the reader below. To download it to your e-reader, follow the link through to issuu and download the PDF. Open publication – Free publishing – More 4th estate

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Early reviews for Jeffrey Eugenides’ ‘The Marriage Plot’

Although it’s not published until October 11th, early reviews for Jeffrey Eugenides’ new novel ‘The Marriage Plot’ have started to come in from the US. Here’s what Publisher’s Weekly had to say: “Eugenides’s first novel since 2002′s Pulitzer Prize–winning Middlesex … Continue reading

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Hilary Mantel – BBC2 Culture Show Special

Hilary Mantel is to be the subject of a BBC2 Culture Show Special, to be aired September 17th at 8pm See below for the press release from the BBC BBC TWO The Culture Show gains exclusive access to the life … Continue reading

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Freedom to be Creative

Art Director Julian Humphries talks about the design approach to the Freedom paperback cover and shows us some versions that didn’t make the final cut We always knew the design needed to be simple and iconic so decided to play … Continue reading

Nigel Slater Simple Cooking Ideas for Beans

Check out this video for simple cooking ideas for beans from Nigel Slater