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Friends & Enemies of ‘The Hitch’: Christopher Hitchens’ memoir
Posted On: June 26, 2010
Posted In: Richard T. Kelly
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Friends & Enemies of ‘The Hitch’: Christopher Hitchens’ memoir

Journalistic firebrand Christoper Hitchens, whose memoirs were published recently, is a man who has not been afraid to make enemies over the course of a long and distinguished career. Richard T. Kelly argues that’s a good thing indeed.

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Deceptions, by Rebecca Frayn
Posted On: June 15, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Deceptions, by Rebecca Frayn

Rebecca Frayn explains the genesis of her novel Deceptions, a thriller about family deceit, in this exclusive piece for Bookhugger.

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The Richard T. Kelly Column: Fit to Wear the Shirt – In praise of quality football books
Posted On: May 31, 2010
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The Richard T. Kelly Column: Fit to Wear the Shirt – In praise of quality football books

This month, Richard T. Kelly examines the phenomenon of football publishing and the different types of books that it gives rise to, as well as explaining why he won’t be cheering for England at the forthcoming World Cup.

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How to make the fabric of the universe
Posted On: May 17, 2010
Posted In: Articles, Extracts
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How to make the fabric of the universe

Libby Miller, a character in Scarlett Thomas’s new novel Our Tragic Universe, exclusively reveals a very special knitting pattern…

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You are here…
Posted On: May 14, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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You are here…

Learn more about your place in the great chain of being with this fantastic animation to celebrate the paperback release of Christopher Potter’s You Are Here. From the nucleii of your cells to the vastness of the universe, this will put you in your place!

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An interview with Sue Armstrong, author of A Matter of Life and Death
Posted On: May 10, 2010
Posted In: Interviews
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An interview with Sue Armstrong, author of A Matter of Life and Death

Sue Armstrong is a science writer and broadcaster living in Edinburgh, who has undertaken a variety of assignments writing reports for the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS. Here she talks about her book exploring the vital work of pathologists, which really is A Matter of Life and Death.

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The Richard T. Kelly Column: What is to be Done? On political arguments in book-form
Posted On: April 29, 2010
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The Richard T. Kelly Column: What is to be Done? On political arguments in book-form

With one week to go until the culmination of a fascinating General Election, Richard T. Kelly considers the art of the political argument in book form.

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Jonathan Jones on Michaelangelo and Leonardo’s great rivalry
Posted On: April 9, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Jonathan Jones on Michaelangelo and Leonardo’s great rivalry

Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. Here, Jonathan Jones talks about their great, and barely documented, rivalry, which is addressed in his new book The Lost Battles.

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Philip Pullman: How Stories Become Stories
Posted On: April 1, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Philip Pullman: How Stories Become Stories

In The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, Philip Pullman takes us back two thousand years to the time of Jesus, for his own version of the New Testament story. Here, he explains some of his ambitions in his approach to the world’s most influential myth.

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Simon Appleby: The Book That…
Posted On: March 31, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Simon Appleby: The Book That…

Bookhugger founder Simon Appleby wrestles with his shelves to reveal the books that really float his boat.

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Exclusive interview with Marina Lewycka
Posted On: March 29, 2010
Posted In: Audio, Interviews
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Exclusive interview with Marina Lewycka

Enjoy this Bookhugger exclusive interview with international bestselling author Marina Lewycka, the writer of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Two Caravans and current bestseller We Are All Made of Glue.

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The Richard T. Kelly Column: Gothic, The Beast That Will Not Die
Posted On: March 29, 2010
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The Richard T. Kelly Column: Gothic, The Beast That Will Not Die

For the first of his exclusive monthly columns for Bookhugger, novelist and screenwriter Richard T. Kelly explores the enduring popularity of the Gothic in literature and film – from Bram Stoker to Stephanie Meyer.

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Richard T. Kelly: The Book That…
Posted On: March 23, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Richard T. Kelly: The Book That…

What do writers read? We get under the skin of Richard T. Kelly before the start of his exclusive new monthly column here on Bookhugger next week.

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The Bookhugger Author Panel: Sympathy for the Devil
Posted On: March 22, 2010
Posted In: Author panels
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The Bookhugger Author Panel: Sympathy for the Devil

We asked three crime authors about how they handle writing one of the most important aspects of any crime novel: the baddy!

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The Bookhugger Author Panel: Welcome to the real world
Posted On: March 17, 2010
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The Bookhugger Author Panel: Welcome to the real world

We asked four authors how they handle the use of real places and people in fictional stories, and what they think the benefits are for the reader of such familiar elements.

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Sir John Lister Kaye on his definition of nature writing
Posted On: March 2, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Sir John Lister Kaye on his definition of nature writing

Naturalist and conservationist Sir John Lister Kaye on what it means to him to be a nature writer.

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An interview with Emily Mackie
Posted On: March 1, 2010
Posted In: Interviews
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An interview with Emily Mackie

Emily Mackie sits in the Bookhugger hot-seat to talk about her forthcoming debut novel, And This Is True, the book she wishes she had written and her cunning plan to avoid writing postmodern twaddle.

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The Booklist: Love Hurts
Posted On: February 15, 2010
Posted In: The Booklist
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The Booklist: Love Hurts

It’s not all wine and roses… witty, cunning, despairing, or just in very bad taste, Bookhugger gives you an alternative choice to the planned perfumed perfection that was Valentine’s Day!

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Irene Sabatini: The Book That…
Posted On: February 4, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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Irene Sabatini: The Book That…

What do writers read? Irene Sabatini, whose debut novel The Boy Next Door has just been published, tells us about the books that have made her laugh, cry, kept her awake at night, and more.

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The Book Doctor is in the house
Posted On: January 28, 2010
Posted In: Articles
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The Book Doctor is in the house

Bookhugger’s mystery medic is back to answer more of your cries for help – just what should you read next after you finish a book you have loved?

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Steven Asma’s monster gallery
Posted On: January 20, 2010
Posted In: Articles, Audio, Interviews
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Steven Asma’s monster gallery

George Miller talks to Stephen Asma about On Monsters, his wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters, and we have an exclusive gallery of illustrations from the book too.

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Broken your New Year’s Resolution? Here’s how to get back on track….
Posted On: January 18, 2010
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Broken your New Year’s Resolution? Here’s how to get back on track….

In this Bookhugger exclusive, the authors of You Need This Book to Get What You Want, Mark Palmer and Scott Solder, help you get your New Year’s Resolutions back on course.

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