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Quartet author and man of letters Allan Massie has been made CBE

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:22:31 -0400

Quartet author and man of letters Allan Massie has been made CBE:

We are delighted to hear that Allan Massie has been awarded a CBE. Life and Letters:The Spectator Columns by Allan Massie is available now…

The Independent on Sunday give a sparkling review of Nowhere Ending Sky

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:15:00 -0400

The Independent on Sunday give a sparkling review of Nowhere Ending Sky :

Nowhere Ending Sky by Marlen Haushofer is published in English for the first time and available now!

The first extract from A Rogues' Gallery by Peter Lewis in Saturday's Daily Mail

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:22:00 -0400

The first extract from A Rogues' Gallery by Peter Lewis in Saturday's Daily Mail :

Pre-order A Rogues’ Gallery now. The riotously indiscreet memoirs of the Daily Mail’s original Mr Showbiz are serialised in the paper…

"Solemn foodies in suits pursue Blumenthal in hushed restaurants serving formulaic fare. Mammon and..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:01:11 -0400

“Solemn foodies in suits pursue Blumenthal in hushed restaurants serving formulaic fare. Mammon and science have eliminated joy. Pembroke restores it. Bon appetit!”

- The Times on Saturday reviews Growing up in Restaurants by James Pembroke.

Fantastic review of the film The Wall by Filmophilia

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:53:45 -0400

Fantastic review of the film The Wall by Filmophilia:

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer has been adapted into a film which has received a sparkling review by Filmophilia. Our wonderful new edition of The Wall by Marlen Haushofer is available now!

The Old Ladies of Nazareth by Naim Attallah available now!

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:22:00 -0400

‘a short, simple account with fairytale overtones of how, as a boy, his life was changed for the better by his grandmother and aunt’

Anne Chisholm, The Sunday Telegraph

‘a short mortality tale about two elderly sisters… modest, poor, sickly ladies of great kindness, never speaking ill of others and imparting a sense of virtue and goodness…simply written and pleasant to read’

Caroline Moorehead, The Spectator

‘a brief, lyrical story… about the lives of his grandmother and her sister…Although they were poor and illiterate, their independence of spirit inspired the boy’

David Sexton, The Evening Standard

‘inspiring and moving… certainly for me, the most memorable book you have written’

Andrew Trimbee to Naim Attallah

The Old Ladies of Nazareth is available here.

"In the end the important factor is that, with or without the possible deeper meanings, this is a..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:53:00 -0400

“In the end the important factor is that, with or without the possible deeper meanings, this is a charming story that deserves the wider audience it’s receiving at last”

- The Bookbag reviews Nowhere Ending Sky by Marlen Haushofer, published in English for the first time this month. Nowhere Ending Sky is available now!

Our Chairman on the dignity of a simple life

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:12:00 -0400

Our Chairman on the dignity of a simple life :

Our Chairman blogs about The Old Ladies of Nazareth, and the extraordinary impact they had on his life. The Old Ladis of Nazareth by Naim Attallah is available now.

Allan Massie will be speaking at Borders Book Festival tonight

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:03:00 -0400

Allan Massie will be speaking at Borders Book Festival tonight :

Allan Massie will be speaking about his new title Life and Letters at 6.15 tonight. If you live in the Borders, this is not an event to miss! Life and Letters is available now.

Withnail and Me - an exhibition of on-set photographs from the film opens this month

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:46:19 -0400

Withnail and Me - an exhibition of on-set photographs from the film opens this month:

Withnail and Me opens at the Proud Galleries at the end of the month. Quartet’s Vivian and I by Colin Bacon is the remarkable memoir of Vivian Mackerrell, on whom the character Withnail in Bruce Robinson’s iconic film was largely based. Vivian and I is available now!

"A deeply profound and surreal experience ! Reading The Wall left me drained !! All mankind..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:04:00 -0400

“A deeply profound and surreal experience ! Reading The Wall left me drained !!
All mankind it seems has perished, leaving our herione the only survivor in a hidden valley behind a wall of glass !
Can she fight her own psychological demons and live ? or go insane with madness !!
that lies deep within us all ? An extraordinary read”

- Waterstones Lancaster staff review of The Wall by Marlen Haushofer. Get your copy today!

Brighton's Gay Magazine Gscene reviews Backing into Light by Colin Spencer

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:20:24 -0400

Brighton's Gay Magazine Gscene reviews Backing into Light by Colin Spencer :

Gscene comments that ‘The core message of the memoir is perhaps “not to be afraid of yourself”. Spencer has what he describes as an “abhorrence of mass emotion and mass opinion”. Rather like the vibrant paintings that look out from the walls of his home he too is not afraid to stand out from the crowd, “to be a lone voice is very scary, but how valuable it is.” Listen to this lone voice and get your copy of Backing into Light: My Father’s Son today!

‘Free Markets mean Cheaper Energy’ - Rupert Darwall...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:26:00 -0400

‘Free Markets mean Cheaper Energy’ - Rupert Darwall for the National Review. The Age of Global Warming by Rupert Darwall is available now!

"Easily the best history of the restaurant I’ve read"

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:41:00 -0400

“Easily the best history of the restaurant I’ve read”

- Tom Parker-Bowles on Growing Up in Restaurants by James Pembroke. Tom tells the Mail Online about lunching with James at Sweetings.

Rupert Darwall on Global Warming and the Gipper for The Wall Street Journal

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:05:00 -0400

Rupert Darwall on Global Warming and the Gipper for The Wall Street Journal :

Rupert Darwall argues that America’s policy on carbon emissions was a product of hardheaded pragmatism. The Age of Global Warming by Rupert Darwall is available now!

"Most people who write about sex do so in a completely bizarre way, as if they have not only never..."

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:53:00 -0400

“Most people who write about sex do so in a completely bizarre way, as if they have not only never performed any sexual acts themselves, but have never met anyone else who has done either. I can’t remember when I last read a book that was so authentic, convincing, wise and funny about sex as yours. My Father’s Son should be compulsory reading for bloody Lord Dear, all bishops and imams, and every prude and prig in the country. It’s a book that resonates thunderously for me: you make so much sense of things. You make such converts of your readers.”

- Richard Davenport-Hines writes to Colin Spencer about his autobiography Backing Into Light: My Father’s Son. Available now!

Peter Pickersgill: Stéphane Hessel and his work

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:06:00 -0400

Peter Pickersgill: Stéphane Hessel and his work :

Peter Pickersgill remembers Stéphane Hessel and his work. Time for Outrage! is available now.

Jean Dawnay talks to Barbara Longford about Terence Rattigan in...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:33:00 -0400

Jean Dawnay talks to Barbara Longford about Terence Rattigan in the Oldie. An Evening on Terence Rattigan with Princess Galitzine is at the V&A on 15th July. Terence Rattigan: The Man and his Work by Michael Darlow is available now!

Outsider II by Brian Sewell has been shortlisted for a Spear's Book Award

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Outsider II by Brian Sewell has been shortlisted for a Spear's Book Award :

Brian Sewell’s Outsider II has been shortlisted for the Spear’s book award, in the memoir category. The winner will be announced in September…

Brian Sewell in conversation at York Festival of Ideas

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:10:00 -0400

Brian Sewell in conversation at York Festival of Ideas :

Brian Sewell will be speaking at York Festival of Ideas on Tuesday 18th June from 18.30. Outsider and Outsider II available now…