Posts tagged 'Adult'

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Reviewing the situation
Posted 15 November 2012 by Evie Wyld Author and former Booktrust online writer in residence Evie Wyld talks about the new chapter in her life - taking on the management of Review Bookshop. Read 'Reviewing the situation '
Presenter Rick Edwards' favourite books
Posted 15 November 2012 by Guest blogger Television presenter and writer Rick Edwards may be best known for mocking bad boyfriends in Tool Academy, presenting the Paralympics on Channel 4 and writing for the Observer, but he... Read 'Presenter Rick Edwards' favourite books '
Maya Sondhi's favourite reads
Posted 12 November 2012 by Nikesh Shukla The Citizen Khan actress takes us through the books that have inspired her over the years. Read 'Maya Sondhi's favourite reads '
Susan Hill on 'The Woman in Black'
Posted 31 October 2012 by Nikesh Shukla We held a tournament today to find the scariest character in literature. It was pretty heated. And blood-curdling. In the final, the Grand High Witch from The Witches was emphatically... Read 'Susan Hill on 'The Woman in...'
Jennifer Egan talks about 'Black Box'
Posted 19 October 2012 by Guest blogger The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan has written some cutting edge fiction. Her recent experiment, to use Twitter to create a fictional world as part of a science fiction project... Read 'Jennifer Egan talks about 'Black Box''
Our favourite short story writers
Posted 2 October 2012 by Nikesh Shukla The winner of the BBC International Short Story Award 2012 is announced tonight, live on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. Nikesh asked the shortlisted authors to tell him who their... Read 'Our favourite short story writers '
'A short story must have a single mood and...
Posted 26 September 2012 by Nikesh Shukla Nikesh asks this year's BBC International Short Story Award shortlist what they thought about all this and whether they agreed with the above quote by Edgar Allan Poe and whether... Read ''A short story must have a...'
Roald's Dahl-ights
Posted 13 September 2012 by Nikesh Shukla Celebrating Roald Dahl Day (13 September), Nikesh asks the Booktrust staff about their favourite books by the legendary author Read 'Roald's Dahl-ights '
Jenn Ashworth on Bookstart
Posted 2 August 2012 by Guest blogger Award-winning novelist and all-round good egg Jenn Ashworth shares her experiences of Bookstart, both as a mother and as a prison librarian, demonstrating the power of shared reading. Read 'Jenn Ashworth on Bookstart '
'Other Words for Funny': Will Self, Kafka, and the...
Posted 26 July 2012 by Pete Mitchell Will Self, not for the first time in his long and storied career, is not amused. He's at City University, talking about Kafka's Metamorphosis, and poor Gregor Samsa running all... Read ''Other Words for Funny': Will Self,...'