Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs)
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In light of last week's announcement that the Man Booker is back to plain old Booker after Man Group withdrew its sponsorship I thought it was a good time to share my thoughts on the steady decline of the UK's most prestigious literary prize. I wrote this as part of my studies at Kingston University …
Despite the past two weeks being the busiest of my year so far (six day working weeks: part 14 hour waitressing shift, part an unpaid intern in the city) I have read three books. Despite having deadlines coming out of my ears, conferences to attend and catching up with distant friends I appear to have …
What is ‘up-lit’? The Guardian describes this new trend in publishing as having kindness at its core, in response to the turbulence and trauma of our modern world. Although Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine [link to review] is the book which started me thinking about up-lit I realise that several books which I’ve …
Yesterday evening I attended a panel discussion at The Stationers Company in central London. The building itself was beautiful and the panel consisted of representatives from Pluto Press, The New Statesman and Bloomsbury Publishing. All speakers left leaning and all taking a positive attitude to the current political climate. In particular they were keen to …
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Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs) 