Alice Munro wins the Man Booker International Prize San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA … overcoming competition from authors including Peter Carey of Australia, Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru and Joyce Carol Oates of the United States for the … See all stories on this topic |
The world according to Clare “chk chk BOOM” Werbeloff Crikey – Templestowe,Australia Classic werbeloff: Convey a current news story, literary or popular classic using the elements of polar opposites plus a racial epithet (eg fat/thin, … See all stories on this topic |
Airborne Toxic Event flying high Reuters – USA The album feeds off that literary prowess, incorporating various scenes from the novel. Jollett’s stark imagery is matched by an integration of compelling … See all stories on this topic |
My week: Alain de Botton guardian.co.uk – UK Only psycho-analysis and ethnography seem capable of explaining a phenomenon like the modern literary festival, behind which there seems to lie an archaic … See all stories on this topic |
Basking in the best summer reads Sunday Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK It was like watching a literary version of synchronised swimming. Without fail you will spot someone on the beach with a dog-eared Mills and Boon or … See all stories on this topic |