The 2010 Galaxy National Book Awards shortlists are announced today (October 28th 2010) with some of the nation’s favourite writers pitted against each other in battles for the ‘Oscars of the publishing industry’. Among the good, bad, and the ugly (you decide) are: Tony Blair, Chris Mullin, Stephen Fry and Sir Alan Sugar one of [...]
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There is no stopping this man, is there? Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has told the press that when he leaves office in January he plans to become an author. Perhaps the fittest man in US politics Schwarzenegger, the former Mr. Universe and Hollywood action star has let it be known that he will be, [...]
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LUNCHTIME POETRY READING with Ciaran Carson & Kate Newmann at The Music Room, The Outlet, Banbridge. Admission FREE at the door. (To get to the Music Room at The Outlet, use the entrance on the right (at Deane’s) as you look at The Outlet. Turn left and The Music Room is not too far up [...]
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A few years ago, Ake Daun, a professor of European ethnology, posted an article on Sweden’s official national Web site, Sweden.se, arguing that Swedes are not in fact gloomy or suicide prone. “Sweden is quite far down in the European suicide table, in 15th place,” Daun wrote, blaming a 1960 speech by Dwight Eisenhower for [...]
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Salman Rushdie is planing on writing his memoirs with special focus on his time spent on his time in hiding after the publication of his most famous book ‘The Satanic Verses ‘ Ruskdie who is now Sir Salman, says that this book will give him a chance to set the recod straight. The book is [...]
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