Monthly Archives: December 2011

4th Estate Boxing Day E-Book Sale!

samshone December 26, 2011

We hope you all had very merry Christmases and are suitably full of Christmas happiness and turkey. Now, if you were one of the lucky people to have been given a brand-spanking new e-reader this Christmas, well then we have … Continue reading →

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Extract of Wolf Hall audio-book, read by Dan Stevens.

samshone December 21, 2011

The judging panel for The Man Booker Prize 2012 has been announced and includes Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens, who – back in 2009 – read the audio-book for Wolf Hall. Click below to hear an extract Wolf Hall Extract

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Joanna Blythman’s blog: Palestinian photographer censored

samshone December 20, 2011

Until last week, the talented, internationally recognised Palestinian photographer, Larissa Sansour, was one of eight hopeful artists shortlisted for the 2012 €25,000 Lacoste Elysée Prize, awarded by the Swiss Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland. Now the eponymous fashion label … Continue reading →

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The Gap Yah App – perfect party season madness

samshone December 15, 2011

Worried your friends are NOT going to make a fool out of themselves this party season? Download the Gap Yah App and doctor photos to make them look like total idiots! On the other hand, if you’re a good friend … Continue reading →

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Another HBO adaptation for 4th Estate? Stephen Daltry looks at The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

samshone December 12, 2011

Stephen Daltry wants to adapt Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay‘ for HBO Daltry had been signed on to direct, working with Chabon and producer Scott Rudin to adapt the novel for the silver screen (Rudin … Continue reading →

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‘Mark Steel’s In Town’ on Radio 4

samshone December 8, 2011

In the first episode of comedian Mark Steel’s third BBC R4 Series ‘Mark Steel’s In Town’, he visits Berwick-upon-Tweed to discover what’s distinctive about the town…

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Joanna Blythman’s Blog: What’s lurking in your Christmas Pudding?

samshone December 8, 2011

Joanna Blythman, award winning food journalist, blogs for 4thEstate.co.uk Apologies in advance for disturbing the cordiality of the festive season, but beware the ingredients in your shop-bought Christmas cake. Not just those tooth-cracking, ‘edible’ silver ball decorations either, it’s the … Continue reading →

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Corrections

Ewan McGregor, Diane Wiest and Chris Cooper cast in HBO’s ‘The Corrections’

samshone December 8, 2011

Ewan McGregor has joined the cast of the HBO drama  ”The Corrections”, adapted from Jonathan Franzen‘s 2001 novel of the same name. Franzen is working with Noah Baumbach on the script and the series will be produced by Scott Rudin. … Continue reading →

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Joanna Blythman’s Blog: Food v Film? No Contest

samshone December 8, 2011

Joanna Blythman, award-winning food journalist and writer, blogs for 4thEstate.co.uk OK, I probably think about food more than 99 per cent of the population, but some other things are sacred, and film is one of them. The Odeon at Whiteleys … Continue reading →

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Exclusive first look at the cover for ‘BRING UP THE BODIES’ by Hilary Mantel

samshone December 7, 2011

Unveiled here for the first time, the cover for ‘Bring Up The Bodies’ by Hilary Mantel. Like Hilary on Facebook and tell us what you think ‘My boy Thomas, give him a dirty look and he’ll gouge your eye out. … Continue reading →

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