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THE GIRL IN BERLIN spellbinds with Cold War intrigue and subterfuge

May 18th, 2012

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Set in London and Berlin in the 1950s, Elizabeth Wilson’s latest novel brings us back to the time of Communist paranoia and spy conspiracies. Sure to appeal to readers who embraced WAR...

Esi Edugyan’s prize success continues with a shortlisting for the Orange Prize

April 17th, 2012

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HALF BLOOD BLUES has thus far won the Giller Prize, been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2011 and shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2012. Its prize success continues with a shortlisting...

Jon Bauer is shortlisted for the IMPAC award 2012

April 12th, 2012

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ROCKS IN THE BELLY is one of ten novels shortlisted for the Impac, the world’s most valuable literary prize for a single work of fiction in the English language. This is Jon...

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