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President Obama reads The Polar Express and delivers First Dog-shaped cookies: the report.
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'Nothing has ever raised my blood pressure the way this novel did.' LizzySiddal reviews The Lizard Cage for the...
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RT @open_letter: Jan/Feb 2010 Issue of World Literature Today:
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Top 10s: The best reads of 2009 -- according to me
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When authors attack
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RT @jonahlehrer - the neuroscience of screw ups on
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Meanwhile, I'm leafing through the new book by French director Philippe Claudel and our children's books editor is reading Jane's Fame
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'If the book we are reading doesn't shake us awake like a blow to the skull, why bother reading it in the first place?' Franz Kafka
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A few of Canongate's authors tell us what books they're looking forward to reading in 2010.
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It's Friday - time for Meet At The Gate's Weekend Culture Bytes!
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'... despite its flaws I think it is an important book.' The Literature World Tour continues with Jim Murdoch's...
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Any more entries to this week's #wwgame? Make a 5-7-5 haiku with 'enthusiasm' in the 1st/3rd line. Winner drawn Mon - prize is a book!
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Women on the Web's Words Move Me is The Gatekeeper's Site of the Week.
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We're publishing the official HBO/Sky TV tie-in of The Pacific next year! If you loved Band of Brothers, you'll...
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Hurrah! The Last Station's stars Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer have been nominated for Golden Globes...
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Are you involved in any literary or book events in Scotland over the festive period? Our news & events pages are looking a little sparse...
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UK Tweeps: If you're in Cambridge on Jan. 28, check this out:
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To offset the advertising - move fast and you might win a bonus present to give with it...
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We're doing a giveaway of The Optimist on BookCrossing. If you're a member and would like to inject some added...
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We definitely support the Six book challenge - get your organisation reading in 2010!
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Don't forget, we're looking for your thoughts on new beginnings for 2010!
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This week's #wwgame: 5-7-5 haiku. Use 'enthusiasm' in the 1st or 3rd line. Winner is randomly drawn next Mon - prize is a book.
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'High culture' becomes mainstream, Spex yawns. An opinion on Meet At The Gate.
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iTunes rewind, best of 2009, features Bunny Munro. Hurrah!
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It's Friday, time for Meet At The Gate's Weekend Culture Bytes!
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Freshly uploaded to YouTube: the sack race and Pocket Book of Boosh signing in Glasgow on Halloween...
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'... his sometimes-louche colonials would probably be reality television celebrities.' Maugham's Far Eastern Tales...
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Accepting entries for our interview RT contest until 3 EST today. @ us w/your favorite PR interview quote. Hint: we prefer short/un-tweeted.
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In praise of independent publishing and our friend Jamie Byng from @canongatebooks in particular
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RT @PD_Smith: "Mr. Byng is growing up." Why British indie book publishers like Canongate are booming.
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Books editor @SarahCrown profiles six of the best female short story writers
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Remember to use the tag #wwgame when playing, we might miss your entry otherwise! This week's word: aboulomania.
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Again showing his power of oratory and grasp of pragmatic realism, please watch/listen to Obama's acceptance speech...
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'Kirkus' Closing
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Meet At The Gate lands in New Zealand for our January 2010 edition of the Literature World Tour. Do you have a...
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Sum by @davideagleman is the @hayfestival Book of the Month this month! Congratulations, David!
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It's like a box of After Life chocolates ... Each chocolate another temptation to die for .... thank you David & all implicated
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Crowdsourcing opinions for a Meet At The Gate feature: which are your favourite blockbuster novels/authors and why?
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RT @jonahlehrer A fascinating study of incentives, lab work, and creativity:
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(via @missippy) @DanielPink
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Hurrah! We just won the econsultancy innovation awards for bunny munro!
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'It is about how stories become stories...' @thebookseller interviews Philip Pullman about The Good Man Jesus and...
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Anyone looking for gift ideas for their little reader, search "bookplate" on Etsy. Vintage and handmade abound.
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Judges line up for Man Booker: A former dancer and the literary editor of...
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Our live chat with Alexander McCall Smith is over now; a huge thank you to everyone who took part. Transcript here:
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Reminder: Make a sentence with the word aboulomania. Winner is randomly drawn next Mon - prize is a book. Use #wwgame so we can find you.
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Come to "Claire Harman at the Wordsworth Arts & Book Festival" Friday, 22 January 2010 from 16:55 to 17:55
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And now Alasdair Gray's in the office. This is a day for living legends!
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Sir John Lister-Kaye's just been in the office. We're publishing his new book early next year - At The Water's...
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Poetry Society membership - a perfect poetry gift - from £18 - order now & we'll get it there for Xmas
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New Year at Meet At The Gate
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Spoken Ink: audio downloads of short stories including Short Review authors Vanessa Gebbie, Kevin Barry,
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