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Hilary Mantel misses out on awards treble at London ceremony
The author of Bring Up The Bodies was denied an historic treble of book awards last night as US novelist AM Homes picked up this year’s £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
Malorie Blackman will fight library closures as Children’s Laureate
The new Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman said she will use her position to champion public libraries and campaign against ‘short-sighted’ closures.
Ben Pedroche rediscovers London’s disappearing rusty old gasworks
Ben Pedroche has a thing about rusty old gasworks and spent days going round taking snapshots of them.
Ned Boulting signs book at Canary Wharf on Britain’s cycling obsession
Ned Boulting has noticed since becoming TV’s quintessential roving reporter that bikes are everywhere nowadays.
Thames torso killer ‘overshadowed by Jack the Ripper’ says author Sarah Pinborough
Sarah Pinborough has been walking the streets along the Thames in the footsteps of the notorious Victorian ‘torso’ killer who rivalled Jack the Ripper.
Sebastian Faulks in discussion with Mariella Frostrup at Woolwich Centre
Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks will celebrate the official opening of The Woolwich Centre tonight.
World Book Night to celebrate reading
Authors including Mark Haddon and David Nicholls will join comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli and actor Charles Dance to celebrate World Book Night.
Book on Queen Mary’s humble beginnings to help today’s students
Profits from a new book this week on the hidden story of a London university campus which began as a pioneering Victorian philanthropic project are going towards helping today’s students in need.
Iraq became ‘a war too far’ for Indy reporter Justin Huggler
Open up a war front and Justin Huggler was always right there, witnessing history as it was happening.
‘Sugar Girls’ Christmas bash in North Woolwich
A hugely popular exhibition paying tribute to women who worked at Silvertown’s Tate & Lyle will close with a Christmas bash on Saturday.
Fifty Shades of Grey and Clare Balding win at London book awards ceremony
The best seller Fifty Shades Of Grey was named popular fiction of the book of the year at a literary awards ceremony in London last night
Book review: Postcards from Babylon by Christian de Sousa
Postcards from Babylon is a compelling journey through the landscapes of the modern world, in search of creative responses to the human and ecological crises of our times.
Jessica Ellis signs up for ‘Unbelievable’ autobiog at Waterstone’s
It’s unbelievable—but Olympic star Jessica Ennis is in Docklands tomorrow (Friday) to sign copies of her new book.
East End whizzkid launches ‘toolkit’ on how to make events a hit
A new ‘toolkit’ on how to run events successfully has been published this week by an entrepreneur after a decade in the field in London’s East End.
London bookshops open early for JK Rowling book the Casual Vacancy
London bookshops opened their doors early today for readers to get their hands on JK Rowling’s first novel for adults.
Emma Watson says it was ‘liberating’ to leave Harry Potter behind
Harry Potter actress Emma Watson said she was nervous when taking her first major part since her starring role in the fantasy films.
Crime reporter Peter Stubley uncovers the 1888 murders Jack the Ripper didn’t do
The Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 in London’s East End is literally only half the story, a new book this week reveals.
50 Shades of Grey ‘most popular UK novel of all time’ - Harry Potter under threat
Raunchy bondage bonkbuster 50 Shades of Grey is the best selling novel ever in the UK.
Kristen Stewart or Scarlett Johansson for Anastasia role in Fifty Shades of Grey films?
Twilight star Kristen Stewart is one of the people being tipped for roles in a film version of ‘mummy porn’ novels Fifty Shades of Grey.
Fifty Shades novels rack up huge UK sales
‘Mummy porn’ publishing sensation EL James has sold nearly one million paperback copies of her Fifty Shades trilogy in just one week.
Katie Price wants to write sexier books - and be a crime author
Former glamour model Katie Price, aka Jordan, has revealed she wants to be a crime writer
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Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups
A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.
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