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Monday, 7 November 2016

Temporary closure until after Chinese New Year

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I am temporarily closing the blog,  until after Chinese New Year  - i.e. until Feb 2017.  I'll keep tweeting and sharing links to Facebo...
Friday, 4 November 2016

Highlights of Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2016 By Lucía Damacela

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The thirteenth edition of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, one of Southeast Asia’s leading literary events, concluded this October ...
Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Published Today: Intruder In Mao’s Realm by Richard Kirkby

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Intruder In Mao’s Realm , by British academic Richard Kirkby, provides an insider’s view of China in the final throes of the Cultural Rev...
Sunday, 30 October 2016

Social Sunday

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Sundays used to be for lounging with the papers, now they are just as likely for lounging with iPads. So if you're lazily clicking ar...

(Inter)National Novel Writing Month

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Part writing boot camp, part rollicking party, this November USA-based National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which is actually an inte...
Friday, 28 October 2016

Indie spotlight: Tabby Stirling

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Indie Spotlight is Siobhan Daiko’s monthly column on self-publishing. This month Siobhan offers a platform to indie author Tabby Stirlin...
Wednesday, 26 October 2016

The Sellout by Paul Beatty wins Man Booker Prize for Fiction

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The  Sellout   by Paul Beatty  has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  The  Sellout   is published by small independent publisher  ...