Barbara Kingsolver on The Lacuna
27 Jul

Barbara Kingsolver on The Lacuna

by The Thought Fox
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27 Jul

Whistleblowing

by Angus Cargill

Many congratulations to RJ Ellory whose A Simple Act of Violence was awarded the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award at Harrogate on Thursday night …

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15 Jul

Dovegreyreader & Team Ulysses

by The Thought Fox

Lynne Hatwell, aka dovegreyreader – a Devonshire based bookaholic, sock-knitting quilter and community nurse in her spare time, set out to discover whether it was possible for an ordinary reading person to conquer the mighty Ulysses by James Joyce. Fortunately, this wasn’t a challenge she was to face alone. Many people who followed dovegreyreader’s blog felt the same and wanted to climb that mountain with her. [more]

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A Pint and a Pie with Gordon Burn
9 Jul

A Pint and a Pie with Gordon Burn

by Lee Brackstone
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29 Jun

Jo Shapcott on her new collection Of Mutability

by The Thought Fox

In the new Faber Podcast, award-winning poet Jo Shapcott discusses her new collection Of Mutability and reads a selection of poems.

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25 Jun

Rob Chapman on Syd Barrett

by The Thought Fox

In a video interview, Rob Chapman discusses his definitive biography, Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head, and his desire to dispel the myths surrounding the artist’s life and work.

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British Printmakers and Faber Poetry
24 Jun

British Printmakers and Faber Poetry

by Miriam Rosenbloom
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Arthur Ransome and the Crisis in Russia
21 Jun

Arthur Ransome and the Crisis in Russia

by The Thought Fox
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21 Jun

In Praise of Emerald Noir

by Katherine Armstrong

Editor Katherine Armstrong shares her passion for Irish and Northern Irish crime fiction, and selects 25 of the best writers of Emerald Noir.

6 Responses
18 Jun

Twisteries: R. N. Morris on his new Twitter adventure

by The Thought Fox

R. N. Morris, author of historical crime novels, on the “creative challenge” of using Twitter. He has just started posting a series of Twisteries, 140-character mysteries to test your detective mind.

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14 Jun

No alcopops here, only teddies: why do we want children to read, after all?

by The Thought Fox

Children’s editor Emily Hardy on publishing for children and the snobbery that all too often surrounds series books.

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28 May

Apple iPad: will it lead a reading revolution?

by The Thought Fox

On The Guardian: Faber’s CEO Stephen Page discusses the changing role of modern publishers, in light of today’s release of the Apple iPad.

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EVENTS

5×15

A brilliant premise: 5 speakers, each with 15 minutes to enlighten and entertain.

SITES WE LIKE

Roam London

‘Picture a mobile village green preservation society, wending its way across London’s five host boroughs for London 2012, stopping off to lead foraging walks or geology talks. Think of it as a very British version of Ken Kesey’s magic bus’ …

WRITERS' RETREATS

The French Workshop

Faber author Sam Taylor has begun to offer summer writing holidays at his home in southwest France, sharing his experiences and guiding budding authors through the novel-writing process.

INTERVIEW

Jane Smiley on Private Life

‘One of the things I realised was that novels are about not following the rules.’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley discusses her new book.

COMMENT

The Guardian’s Top 10s: Illustrated Books

As the editor of ‘Hang the DJ’, and a man, I’m obviously a fan of lists, but this is one of the better features that they regularly run on the Guardian’s book pages …

FURTHER READING

Amber in A Visible Darkness

‘Anyone who has read our latest Hanno Stiffeniis mystery, A Visible Darkness, may be interested to know where the principal ideas for the book came from.’ Specifically, what’s the significance of Baltic amber? Michael Gregorio tell us.

ONLINE ROUND-UP

Readers Digress 26/03/10

Our occasional round-up of Faber author activity returns, with special thanks to the BBC, which provides most of the links. Authors featured include John Caird, Emily Woof, Hanif Kureishi and Lucy Worsley.

THE FABER ACADEMY

Online Creative Writing: What Do You Think?

Launched in October 2008, the Faber Academy has gone from strength to strength. What began at Shakespeare & Co in Paris is now about to open a new outpost in Canada. But where to next? Online? You tell us!

FABER FINDS

The Simple Life

Faber Finds, our print-on-demand list, makes great books available once more. We also have an archive of ‘bonus’ material – articles explaining more about the books. Here acclaimed biographer Fiona MacCarthy describes what compelled her to write The Simple Life, her account of an Edwardian social experiment.

SITES WE LIKE

Intelligence Squared

This is one of our favourite sites on the web – a brilliantly curated site aggregating great video and audio covering debate, events and controversies in the worlds of the media, culture, politics, technology and more.

FUTURE OF THE BOOK

What is a Fair Ebook Royalty?

Faber’s Publisher and CEO Stephen Page, in an article printed in The Bookseller on 5th February, calls for an open and integrated process for establishing a fair ebook royalty.

ONLINE ROUND-UP

Readers Digress 05/02/10

Our weekly round-up of recent coverage online for Faber books and authors, and anything else that catches the Thought Fox’s eye, featuring Edna O’Brien, Peter Brook, and more.

AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Granta Meets Peter Carey

Granta 108: Chicago, published towards the end of last year, is a great read and featured an extract from Peter Carey’s new novel, Parrot and Olivier in America. Here’s Granta’s John Freeman’s interview with Peter Carey filmed in New York.

NEW IN 2010

The Equality Illusion by Kat Banyard

Featured recently in the Guardian’s look at what will be an exciting year ahead for feminism, Kat Banyard, in her new book The Equality Illusion, examines the truth about men and women today.

OUR ARCHIVE CHOICES

Larkin Recalled

Throughout the past year, Faber staff have been picking out their favourites from the Faber Archive. Starting off is London Account Manager Jeremy Wood, who selects some Larkin, an overlooked American great, and an artist’s experiences of war.

CHRONIC CITY PLAYLIST

Perkus’s Fugue State

Jonathen Lethem’s fiction is infused with popular culture references – films, music, comics and superheroes. For Chronic City, he’s compiled a Perkus Tooth-inspired playlist for your listening pleasure [via Washington City Paper].