News from Sarah Painter
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Steinbeck on writing
Letters of Note (‘correspondence deserving of a wider audience’: great blog idea) has posted a letter Steinbeck wrote to his editor (and friend) on the occasion of his finishing East of Eden. Here’s an excerpt: A book is like a man—clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For…
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World Book Day 2012: What are you doing?
Happy World Book Day, all! Are you doing anything special? Dressing up? Raising money for BookAid? Emailing your favourite author to say ‘thank you for doing what you do’? Donating books to your local library? If you feel like attending a World Book Day event, Waterstones has a handy list…
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Dundee International Book Prize 2012
There are still a few days left to enter this competition for debut novelists. Entries are accepted (email only) until 1pm, March 1st, and the prize is publication and a cool ten grand. The judges include Philip Pullman and Stephen Fry (squee!). Head here for full details.