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Snow

Five from 4th Estate

Zeljka January 18, 2013

It’s cold. Why go out? Here are five reasons not to. Stay indoors and read, watch and discover these five internet things. ‘Cos baby it’s… (oh, you know the rest). “J.D. Salinger went into hiding because he was embarrassed.” The … Continue reading →

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Books of 2012

Books of 2012

Zeljka December 31, 2012

Here’s our round-up of 4th Estate’s biggest books of 2012. These are the books that made 2012 better, funnier, more entertaining and, in the case of Bad Pharma, angrier. We’re sure you’ll have your favourites and we’d love to hear them too. … Continue reading →

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boat book

Five from 4th Estate

Zeljka November 16, 2012

To celebrate the start of your weekend, here are five online things we’ve been reading and listening to this week. A selection of the best from the web, chosen by us for you. ‘I look the way a depressed person looks, … Continue reading →

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man booker 4th

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

Zeljka July 30, 2012

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 →

Categories: Booker Prize, bring up the bodies, City, Communion Town, Debut novels, Fiction, longlist, Man Booker, Prize Winners, reviews, Sam Thompson, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Emperor of all Maladies, Caner

The Emperor of all Maladies shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011

yvonnedickson January 18, 2012

Great news!  The Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee has been shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011. The shortlist is as follows: The Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Fourth Estate) Becoming Dickens by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst (Belknap … Continue reading →

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cover image for Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday by Penny Smith, the perfect beach book!

samshone July 6, 2011

Summer Holiday by Penny Smith is perfect for a good summer read by the pool or on the sand. Summer Holiday is the riotously funny new book about 43 year old Miranda Blake, a heartbroken divorcee who jets off to Spain to … Continue reading →

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Yum-Yum!

innocent cook-along-veggie-burgers (with special guests)

samshone July 5, 2011

The lovely people over at innocent drinks have written a tasty cookbook for us called ‘Hungry?’. This follows on from their last book for 4th Estate, a collection of smoothie recipes. In the first of a series of three videos, … Continue reading →

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