Alison Flood of the Guardian covers the Man Booker prize 2011 shortlist.
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A Bit of Publicity
Alison Flood of the Guardian covers an attack on Michel Houellebecq’s La carte et le territoire by a Goncourt judge.
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Resuming Normal Business Relations
Alison Flood of The Guardian notes that Random House, after throwing its considerable weight around, appears “to have got its way” in the e-book dispute with Andrew Wylie.
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Buck Up
In the Guardian, Alison Flood reports an unusual offer from Dave Eggers.
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Call It What You Will
Alison Flood at the Guardian notes that “debut novelist Joanna Smith Rakoff was forced to change the title of her book after it emerged that acclaimed Irish author Colm Tóibín had plumped for the same name for his own forthcoming novel.”
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For Sheer Scale
At the Guardian, Alison Flood reports that Seamus Heaney is the winner of the David Cohen prize for literature.
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Unlikely Company
At the Guardian, Alison Flood reports that Paul Auster finds himself a contender for this year’s Arthur C. Clarke award for science fiction.
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