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Merry Christmas and happy new year folks! Hope you're getting in some relaxation and reading this holiday season. And remember: book lovers never go to bed alone.
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A little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. Henry Ward Beecher tumblr made by goodtimesroll
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Logicomix strikes again - yet another brilliant review for this fantastic graphic novel of the life of Bertrand Russell:
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Of the most celebrated graphic novels recently published, R. Crumb's illustrated version of the Book of Genesis is atypically serious and David Mazzucchelli's "Asterios Polyp" is the most artistically sophisticated, but "Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth," by Apostolo...s Doxiadis and Christos H. ...
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Evil genius: Lauren Leto's "stereotyping readers by their favourite author": http://laurenleto.wordpress.com/readers-
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Web services re-imagined as retro paperbacks... I'm particularly fond of the Twitter cover.
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Our very own Nicki Greenberg, featured in The New Yorker!
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A guided tour inside the brains of four New Yorker cartoonists.
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This gorgeous trailer for a forthcoming novel from Faber makes us want to run out and hug a horse...
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From the acclaimed author of 'The Motel Life' and 'Northline' and frontman for the band Richmond Fontaine, comes a hugely moving slice of Americana. With beautiful footage from Portland Meadows racetrack ...
Allen & Unwin Books We have some cracking books coming up in 2010 and one which has us really excited is LOVE IN MID AIR. It's provocative, page-turning and guaranteed to generate some heated discussion! If you would like to read an advance copy of LOVE IN MID AIR, just leave us a comment below.
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Will a chance encounter with a stranger completely wreck Elyse's safe but stale life? Intense, honest and sexy - an irresistible, smart and thought-provoking novel about a woman exploring what's missing in her marriage.
Allen & Unwin Books We couldn't wait to see the film adaptation of Jodi Picoult's amazing book, MY SISTER'S KEEPER (starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin). If you missed it at the cinema not to worry, we have a MY SISTER'S KEEPER book and DVD pack to give away. Just leave us a comment telling us what your favourite 'book to film' adaptation is.
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With her penetrating insight into the hearts and minds of real people, Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person, and what happens when emotions meet with scientific advances. Now a major film.
Allen & Unwin Books Don't forget, Fleur McDonald, author of RED DUST (and next year's highly anticipated BLUE SKIES) is having a little giveaway over on her blog - the first of a series of giveaways, so head over and check it out! Today is your last chance!
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I’ve got five signed copies of Red Dust to give away. They’d make great Chrissie presents, or just presents in general, so if you ‘enterhere’ by the 4th of December, I’ll contact you to let you know you’ve won! ...
Allen & Unwin Books Rock critic Eric Siblin's epic quest to unravel three centuries of mystery, intrigue, history, politics and passion in THE CELLO SUITES, has reached new heights with this great review in the New York Times.
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Eric Siblin combines high and low musical forms, art and political histories and matters of arcane musicology into a single inquisitive volume.
Allen & Unwin Books We're already reading some of our 2010 fiction line-up - yes, it's a hard life, we know - and we thought you might like to get in on the action! Coming in March is MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND, an utterly charming tale with a great dose of wry humour and a frankly unexpected hero. It's gorgeous and we've got 2 proofs t...o give away! Tell us below what your fave book was this year & why for your chance to win!
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Honour, duty and a properly brewed cup of tea ... get ready for the Major to steal your heart in the sweet, moving and uplifting story of a highly unlikely relationship between a very proper English gentleman and a widowed Pakistani shopkeeper.
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We read the New York Times' list of "100 Notable Books of 2009" with
great interest - and, it must be admitted, pleasure; Allen & Unwin
either publishes or represents ELEVEN of the fiction titles. (The
inclusion of a local title like JASPER JONES, LOVESONG or VALLEY OF
GRACE would have made our happiness complete... )
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For anyone who has ever assisted a technologically-challenged relative - an oldie but still goodie, Introducing the Book!
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Comments require approval due to spam. Sorry. A.k.a. Medieval Helpdesk. This video makes fun of moderns newbie computer users by illustrating - in a way fully understandable to them - how silly some of their questions are by creating a similar problem in the Middle Ages. ...
