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SJ Watson on the Green Carnation longlist; gay characters in YA novels

Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson is on the longlist for this year’s Green Carnation Prize, an annual award open to all LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) writers, celebrating the best of modern gay writing.

Go the F**k to Sleep, Plastic Doll

Another fantastic riff on Go the F**k to Sleep, this time with Nikka Costa and Jenna Elfman performing it as a rap:

So we’ve seen versions by Samuel L Jackson, Werner Herzog and, of course, the inimitable Read more

Number 3 chiller: all killer, no filler

Welcome to Number 3 chiller, the new blog for Text Publishing. Here you’ll find added-bonus content: interviews with authors, special guest bloggers, giveaways, extracts, extra content for the books you know and love, and much more.

Top 10 this week, on Bookscan

Top 10 Books
1. Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
2. Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés
3. Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson
4. After Romulus by Raimond Gaita
5. Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland
6. The Secret River by Kate Grenville
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Jeremy Chambers and Adrian Hyland shortlisted for the 2010 Colin Roderick Award

Congratulations to Jeremy Chambers and Adrian Hyland, whose respective novels The Vintage and the Gleaning and Read more

Tim Flannery to be given the distinction of ‘Officer of Saint Charles’ by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco

Professor Tim Flannery will be given the distinction of ‘Officer of Saint Charles’ by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco at a ceremony at Prince Palace, Monaco on 7 October 2011.

Top 10 This Week, on Bookscan

Top 10 Books 1. Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés 2. Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville 3. Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland 4. After Romulus by Raimond Gaita 5. Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson 6. The Secret River by Kate Grenville 7. Read more

Jamrach’s Menagerie shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011 shortlist has been announced, and we’re delighted to report that it includes Carol Birch’s Jamrach’s Menagerie!

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Friday Book Club - The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s much-loved bestseller, is our pick for this week’s Friday Book Club.

Top 10 This Week, on Bookscan
Top 10 Books Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland After Romulus by Raimond Gaita Violin Lessons by Arnold Zable Whispering Death by Garry Disher Read more

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