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Whitbread Book Awards Winners Announced

Jan 19 2005: The 2004 Whitbread Book Awards are:

First Novel: Eve Green by Susan Fletcher (Norton)
Novel: Small Island by Andrea Levy (Picador)
Biography: My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy (Fourth Estate) ...

Half Blood Prince Release Date Announced

Jan 05 2005: The date for the release of the next Harry Potter Book (HP and the Half-Blood Prince) has been announced. It will be simultaneously released in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia on July 16th. Already it's topping the sales charts ...

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Susan Sontag Dies, Age 71

Jan 05 2005: Susan Sontag died last week at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer. In addition to being an acclaimed writer, intellectual and celebrity she was also a 'controversialist', for example her criticism of American foreign policy ...

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Book Club Giveaway!

L.A. Women by Ella Berman

Two ambitious writers in 1960s LA face betrayal when one writes a novel based on the other's life.

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Chelsea Girls
by Catherine Lloyd

A glamorous biographical novel on Mary Quant, whose daring design of the miniskirt revolutionized fashion.

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Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
by David Woo, Margalit Shinar

Nine linked stories reveal how globalization sparks life-changing consequences across continents.

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Days of Sun and Shadow
by India Hayford

A young woman’s coming-of-age story set in the early American frontier, shaped by tragedy, nature, and resilience.

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