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Scottish author Douglas Stuart wins the Booker Prize for his debut novel

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Scottish author Douglas Stuart has won the Booker Prize for his first novel Shuggie Bain – a ‘powerful and moving’ story based on his own experience growing up in 1980s Glasgow. The writer, 44, is the second-ever Scot to win the £50,000 award after James Kelman scooped the prize for How Late It Was, How Late in 1994. … Read more

Let Them Talk trailer follows Meryl Streep as a famous author who tries to connect with old friends

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Meryl Streep plays an unorthodox author who tries to reconnect with three old friends and her nephew in the trailer for Let Them Talk. Steven Soderbergh returns to the helm to direct this comedy, from a script by Deborah Eisenberg, who makes her feature writing debut. The comedy, which also stars Candace Bergen, Dianne Wiest, … Read more

WHAT BOOK would QC and author Marina Wheeler take to a desert island?

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WHAT BOOK would QC and author Marina Wheeler take to a desert island? Marina Wheeler is currently reading Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald She would take all three volumes of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 to a desert island Wheeler said Ian McEwan’s The Children Act left her feeling cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:07 GMT, … Read more

Bookshop owner and bestselling author reveals the seven kinds of people you find in his store

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Bookshop owner and bestselling author reveals the seven kinds of people you find in his store in hilarious new tome – from the ‘aspirational parent’ to the ‘sneering expert’ Bookshop owner and author Shaun Bythell explores people he finds in his shop He talks about the seven different ways in which customers can drive him … Read more

Author has books pulled by retail store after criticising New Zealand Maori minister’s face tattoo

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White author has her books pulled by retail store after calling New Zealand Maori foreign minister’s face tattoo ‘ugly, uncivilised wokedom’ Olivia Pierson took to Twitter to comment on the appearance of Nanaia Mahuta She claimed that Prime Minister Jacinda Arden had ‘gone full wokelette’ Mighty Ape NZ has since confirmed that it had made … Read more

Author Bruce Wagner claims his editor said the word fat is ‘problematic’

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Now you can’t call a 500lb woman ‘fat’: Author Bruce Wagner reveals he’s pulled out of latest publishing deal claiming his editor said the word is ‘problematic’ and shouldn’t appear in his the novel Author Bruce Wagner was told the word ‘fat’ is ‘problematic language’ A 500lb character in his book playfully describes herself as … Read more

Former home of 90s crime author Harriet Hicks in Cornwall is found abandoned

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The former home of popular crime novelist Harriet Hicks has been discovered abandoned and filled with hundreds of her books 14 years after she went missing.  A group of urban explorers found the ‘house full of books’ in Cornwall and filmed the interior of the decrepit home – filled with decaying food and stacks of … Read more

Author challenges himself to do 50 adventurous activities in a year for a new book

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Author who was too anxious to leave the house after his marriage broke down challenges himself to do 50 adventurous activities in a year for a new book – from beekeeping to globetrotting Rob Temple says he was too anxious to leave his home after his marriage failed Now he has challenged himself to complete … Read more

Should women really hold out for Mr Perfect? As author Joanna Trollope says she’s given up on men

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Linda Kelsey, 68, (pictured) says the women who make later-life relationships work are the ones who know their priorities NO  By Linda Kelsey Bearing in mind my age — 68 — here is a wishlist for my Mr Perfect: he should be 6 ft tall, a consultant doctor in, let’s say, orthopaedics, who combines NHS work … Read more