This month we’ve been discussing the theme of Power on the blog. What better way to finish than with an extract from one of the most caustic satires of Power we’ve published in recent years, Joseph O’Neill’s Man Booker longlisted ‘The Dog’…
The Folio Prize has revealed the 80 books nominated by The Folio Prize Academy for consideration by this year’s Folio Prize judges, and an extraordinary eight of them are 4th Estate titles – that’s 10% of the nominations! Read more…
We asked 4th Estate staff to write 30 words on one of 30 classic 4th Estate titles. Here’s Jack Williams on ‘Netherland’ by Joseph O’Neill
‘A different spin on the classic American dream novel, Joseph O’Neil’s Netherland follows a Dutch immigrant in post 9-11 New York while detailing his new love found love of Cricket.’
In case you’ve forgotten, we’re still giving away two incredible 4th Estate novels. The Dog, just longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and We Are Not Ourselves, the debut that’s already beginning to blow reviewers away. The giveaways end on Monday 11th of August. Good luck! Read more…
At 4th Estate we keep our ear close to the ground, or rather, our eyes below the line. Lurking in comments sections is a habit we just can’t kick, but listening in on the chatter surrounding the Booker longlist was more than an excuse for procrastination – in fact we’ve been given a kick up the proverbial. Read more…
