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‘Of course I never said African women with Brazilian hair have low self-esteem. That’s absurd’. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Tara April 12, 2013

Please read my interview with the Observer to know what I did say. I love my hair, its kinky and dense and coily. I love playing with it, trying hair butters and oils, wearing corn rows and afros. But sometimes I … Continue reading →

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4th Estate Launches Literary Salon

lauraroberts April 4, 2013

This spring we’re launching our very own literary salon at The Book Club, to challenge, inspire and entertain through a series of regular events showcasing some of today’s best writing talent. With such a stellar cast of authors, from the … Continue reading →

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Five from 4th Estate

Zeljka March 8, 2013

We’ve bottled up the internet and labelled it ‘Literary Goodness’. Get your weekly fix of the five online things to see, hear and read, brought to you by us at 4th Estate. A lot of people make the mistake of … Continue reading →

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Release of Penelope Fitzgerald ebooks

lauraroberts March 7, 2013

Today sees the launch of six of Penelope Fitzgerald’s backlist titles as ebooks: The Beginning of Spring, The Blue Flower, The Bookshop, Human Voices, The Gate of Angels and At Freddie’s. Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most elegant and … Continue reading →

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Five from 4th Estate

Zeljka March 1, 2013

Five things to read and share. Five things to show your friends. Five things to light up your world. Brought to you by us at 4th Estate. Google predictive search doesn’t just throw up similar searches, it reveals poetry generated … Continue reading →

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Daniel Clay’s Broken Hits the Big Screen

lauraroberts February 25, 2013

Daniel Clay’s fantastic novel Broken has been adapted for the big screen by critically acclaimed director Rufus Norris. The multi-award-winning film features a great cast including Oscar-nominated Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy and Rory Kinnear. The film is in cinemas from 8th March. … Continue reading →

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Five from 4th Estate

Zeljka February 22, 2013

Who needs Google when you’ve got us? Don’t bother searching for ‘fun literary things’; we’ve found you loads. Well, five. But they’re all really good. Five things to read and see online. Just for you, from us at 4th Estate. … Continue reading →

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Terms and Conditions: Broken Film Tickets

lauraroberts February 22, 2013

Terms and Conditions Terms and conditions apply. Please read these carefully before entering This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers (“HarperCollins”), 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8JB. This competition is open to anyone in the UK except employees of … Continue reading →

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Royal Bodies – Hilary Mantel

lauraroberts February 20, 2013

Last summer at the festival in Hay-on-Wye, I was asked to name a famous person and choose a book to give them. I hate the leaden repetitiveness of these little quizzes: who would be the guests at your ideal dinner … Continue reading →

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Flight By Elephant by Andrew Martin

lauraroberts February 19, 2013

On the 6th June 4th Estate will be publishing Andrew Martin’s Flight By Elephant, the incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission. Below is a video of the incredible rescue mission.  

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