Posts by Nikesh Shukla
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Roald's Dahl-ights
Posted 13 September 2012 Celebrating Roald Dahl Day (13 September), Nikesh asks the Booktrust staff about their favourite books by the legendary author Read 'Roald's Dahl-ights ' -
ParalympicsGB's books we like!
Posted 27 August 2012 If, like us, you've been glued to the television watching sports all summer, you'll be avidly watching the London 2012 Paralympic Games. We asked some of the ParalympicsGB athletes taking... Read 'ParalympicsGB's books we like! ' -
Live Magazine's Robbie Wojciechowski talks about young people
Posted 20 August 2012 As part of our youth focus, Nikesh headed to Brixton to talk to its music editor, Robbie Wojciechowski (or Robbie Flash to the internet), to talk about Live Magazine -... Read 'Live Magazine's Robbie Wojciechowski talks about...' -
Youth in revolt (preview)
Posted 9 August 2012 It's been a year since the riots swept through England. It's been a year of reflection, a year exploring the causes, a year of debate and comment. It's been a... Read 'Youth in revolt (preview) ' -
Where the Wild Things Are
Posted 14 May 2012 Last week, we at Booktrust were all shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Maurice Sendak. One of the things we love doing here at Booktrust is sharing... Read 'Where the Wild Things Are ' -
A new translated fiction reads booklet
Posted 16 April 2012 Remember when online search engines used to ask you where you wanted to go that day? That's how we feel about translated fiction. It can take us anywhere, show us... Read 'A new translated fiction reads booklet' -
An interview with Kevin Barry
Posted 1 April 2012 Author and Booktrust web editor Nikesh Shukla caught up with Kevin Barry, author and winner of The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012. They found a pub... Read 'An interview with Kevin Barry ' -
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shadow jury
Posted 20 March 2012 One of the joys of running these great prizes from behind the scenes is seeing the passion for books on social media and across blogs and forums. When it comes... Read 'The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shadow...' -
Who shot the strawberry picker?
Posted 12 March 2012 To celebrate this year's Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, we have assembled top short story writers to construct a spontaneous short story, like a game of consequences.... Read 'Who shot the strawberry picker? ' -
Avast... the year of the short story!
Posted 25 January 2012 I am currently reading three short story collections simultaneously (not literally simultaneously - just swapping between books story to story). One is by Jon McGregor, the twice runner-up of the... Read 'Avast... the year of the short...'
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