Posts Tagged ‘Awards’

Got Got – NEEED. Swaps?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Not all of the Booker nominees have been released yet but we’ll be getting them all in as soon as they become available.

Personally, i’m rooting for Tom McCarthy and David Mitchell.

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The (Pages of Hackney) Booker Longlist: The Year Of The Usual Suspects????

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

It seems to have been a strange year so I reckon that there will be some surprises but here are my guesses for Tuesday’s longlist:

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman

The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell

Beatrice & Virgil by Yann Martel

Parrot and Oliver in America by Peter Carey

The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis

Solar by Ian McEwan

Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor

Boxer, Beetle by Ned Beauman

Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell

Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay (not sure if this is eligible)

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It’s Independent Booksellers Week

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Click on the image to find out what this means for both Indie bookshops and their customers. If you figure it out then please let me know.

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Book Club: The Sea by John Banville. Monday 28th June.

Friday, June 18th, 2010

If you would like to join the Pages of Hackney Book Group then please email eleanor@pagesofhackney.co.uk.

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Pages of Hackney has just been shortlisted for the Independent Bookseller of the Year – South-East & London region!

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Yay us.

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