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An extract from Cairo
Posted On: January 19, 2012
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An extract from Cairo

Read an extract of Cairo, Ahdaf Soueif’s account of the revolution and a personal journey into the city of her childhood.

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What secrets wash up on the tide?
Posted On: January 18, 2012
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What secrets wash up on the tide?

Listen to the podcast for Penny Hancock’s debut novel, Tideline

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Researching The Flying Man
Posted On: January 17, 2012
Posted In: Interviews, Video
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Researching The Flying Man

Roopa Farooki discusses her research behind her new novel, The Flying Man

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Discover The Emperor of Lies
Posted On: January 16, 2012
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Discover The Emperor of Lies

Now published in over twenty languages, Steve Sem-Sandberg’s award winning The Emperor of Lies is one of the great Holocaust novels of the twenty-first century by one of Scandinavia’s most admired authors. Read an extract.

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Roopa Farooki on The Flying Man
Posted On: January 13, 2012
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Roopa Farooki on The Flying Man

Roopa Farooki introduces The Flying man, a story of the ultimate immigrant, a man who fits in everywhere and nowhere, who cannot help but cause harm to those around him, but ultimately, inspires love.

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What is The Panda Theory?
Posted On: January 12, 2012
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What is The Panda Theory?

“You’ve only been here for a few days but you already know loads of people. You walk into people’s lives, just like that.”

Read an extract from Pascal Garnier’s humourous and dark novel, out in March from Gallic Books.

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The Berlin Crossing
Posted On: January 11, 2012
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The Berlin Crossing

Watch the trailer for The Berlin Crossing, a compelling and unforgettable novel by Kevin Brophy, that brings to life the very human story behind a momentous turning point in history.

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Biography is Dead…
Posted On: January 10, 2012
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Biography is Dead…

The grand literary biography, alongside the Booker winner, used to be the jewel on an editor’s list. But those days seem to have gone… but according to Faber’s Neil Belton, every once in a while a biographer comes along with a fascinating yet overlooked life, and the potential is clear to all.

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Discover The Flying Man
Posted On: January 9, 2012
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Discover The Flying Man

Read an extract from Roopa Farooki’s affecting, evocative and often funny story of the ultimate immigrant, a man who fits in everywhere and nowhere, who cannot help but cause harm to those around him, but ultimately, inspires love.

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Faber’s Cultural Highlights of 2011 – Part Three
Posted On: January 6, 2012
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Faber’s Cultural Highlights of 2011 – Part Three

The third instalment of Faber’s end-of-year cultural round-up, in which more Faber authors look back and reveal what’s impressed them the most in 2011, whilst also looking forward to what lies in store in 2012… from the likes of Sarah Hall, Alan Glynn, John Lanchester and more.

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Sarah Winman on When God Was a Rabbit
Posted On: January 5, 2012
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Sarah Winman on When God Was a Rabbit

Watch an exclusive interview with Sarah Winman, Winner of Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: New Writer of the Year for When God Was a Rabbit.

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Louise Young on My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You
Posted On: January 4, 2012
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Louise Young on My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You

Watch an exclusive interview with Louisa Young, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Audible.co.uk Audiobook of the Year, for My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You.

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Claire Tomalin on Charles Dickens: A Life
Posted On: January 3, 2012
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Claire Tomalin on Charles Dickens: A Life

Watch an exclusive interview with Claire Tomalin, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Daily Telegraph Biography of the Year, for Charles Dickens: A Life.

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SJ Watson on Before I Go To Sleep
Posted On: January 2, 2012
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SJ Watson on Before I Go To Sleep

Watch an exclusive interview with SJ Watson, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Crime and Thriller Novel of the Year, for Before I Go To Sleep.

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Emma Donoghue on Room
Posted On: January 1, 2012
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Emma Donoghue on Room

Watch an exclusive interview with Emma Donoghue, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: WH Smith Paperback of the Year for Room

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Simon Hopkinson on The Good Cook
Posted On: December 31, 2011
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Simon Hopkinson on The Good Cook

Watch an exclusive interview with Simon Hopkinson, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Food and Drink Book of the Year, for The Good Cook.

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