Voting is now open for the The Bookseller’s Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. Esteemed diarist of The Bookseller, Mr Horace Bent, has whittled down no doubt a…

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…of themselves on a poster in a special campaign across the network. The poem must be 4 – 6 lines long and feature any of the following travel faux-pas: litter…

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Sometimes the written word can be misread or misinterpreted. And there are some things that really shouldn’t be left open to interpretation. When my Yahoo News bulletin flashed up an…

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…Mail – a collection of creatively addressed envelopes which she sent through Royal Mail to see if they would still end up at their destination. See an extract here. I’m…

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…police, under the critical eye of DI Bowman, are convinced that this is an open and shut case. Struggling to overcome the death of his father, Sam becomes increasingly sceptical…

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While Independent Booksellers’ Week is in full flow, the Guardian are flagging up the humble/brave/nimble (choose your favourite adjective – mine, ‘nimble’) small publishers and presses out there also doing…

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…This exclusive event is only open to Murder One Film Club members (Not a member? Just order any Rachel Caine title from Murder One, and you are automatically a bonafide,…

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Calling all amateur sleuths – for the first time the secret archives of the Metropolitan Police are going on display in a new exhibition at the Museum of London. The…

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…was reading – and why I’ll be adding Susan Hill’s Howards End is on the Landing – an epic journey through her plentifully stocked bookshelves – to my Christmas wish…

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…book from a real-life Amazon store? There is only one of these Amazon book stores open right now and it is over the pond in Seattle with no sign yet…

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…to other people talk about books, which is why I’ve stocked up on podcasts of Open Book. While listening to an episode last week, I heard about a literature professor…

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…Up the Junction with this month’s theme In The City. Meredith is bestselling author of the Hatton & Roumande mysteries, Devoured and The Devil’s Ribbon. Doors open at 7:30pm at…

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…I’m glad I finally did. Established in 1949, the SYP is open to anyone and ‘caters especially for those with fewer than ten years’ publishing experience. Run by a team…

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…continues to enjoy all the glamour and comfort that money can buy during wartime – until an anonymous man is discovered with his throat slashed open.   Detective Chief Inspector…

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…you could park yourself in the spring sunshine (here’s hoping for a repeat of last Sunday) on a bench designed like an open book. The National Literary Trust have launched…

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…on Saturday and was quite gobsmacked that it wasn’t considered necessary to restart the run between Detkov and Bozzetto – am I the only one? Wow, I sound like I…

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Whilst ploughing my way through most of this years’ film awards-season offerings, I’ve also been enjoying some fantastic documentaries lately. Last weekend I was invited to Open City Docs Fest’s…

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…Lecture at Witham Library, Essex. The talk is part of the Essex Book Festival and open to everyone. Tickets will be available as of January 2010 from the Society for…

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…Please note that this competition is open to UK residents only. Closing date: Wednesday 30th June. Please see here for full terms and conditions. Good Luck! THIS COMPETITION IS NOW…

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…of which I use without even knowing their real meaning. In my investigations I came across the website www.phrases.org.uk, which is full of intriguing explanations for everyday sayings. For example,…

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…killer is still in their midst – can she prove it before she, too, becomes a victim? And what of the unexpected arrival of Milo? Extravagance, scoundrels and red-herrings abound…

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