Category Archives: City

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‘A life form in itself… a many voiced thing’ Sam Thompson in two exclusive author videos

Ahead of the Booker shortlist announcement this week, we’ve released these two exclusive videos of Booker longlisted author Sam Thompson. Filmed in his office in Oxford, he discusses his debut novel Communion Town, the definition of a city and the books that … Continue reading

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‘It asks you to do a lot of the work of imagining and storytelling’- Sam Thompson writes about Communion Town

I’m dumbstruck by the news that Communion Town has been longlisted for the Man Booker prize. What can you say about such an improbable stroke of good fortune for a first novel, other than repeating words like ‘thrilled’, ‘incredulous’, ‘bamboozled’ … Continue reading

This is the story of a city.

Have you noticed how each of us conjures up our own city?

To celebrate the upcoming release of Sam Thompson’s COMMUNION TOWN, we’re giving away the first chapter absolutely free, right here. Download it onto your ereader now and enjoy on the bus, on the tube, or however you move around your … Continue reading