Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes A combination of Ghost Light sales slowing and Stieg Larsson hold steady means that Jospeh O’Connor‘s run at the top end of the charts is heading for an end. I’ll be interested to see how long he now stays in the top ten and whether nominations for any...
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Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes The most notable feature of the top ten this week is its remarkable stability. The same few titles seem to be rotate around the top slots and have done for the last few weeks. Binchy, O’Connor, Stockett, Picoult are all solid names on the list, so too the...
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Reading time: < 1 minute John Banville has won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2010 at the opening of 2010′s Listowel Writers’ Week. He was award a cheque of €15,000 at a ceremoney in the town last night. Banville’s book, Infinities, was chosen from a shortlist that included Colum McCann’s Let The Great...
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Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes John Banville, Nick Laird, Colum McCann, John McKenna and Ed O’Loughlin have been shortlisted for the 2010 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Actress Kate O’Toole and author Giles Foden are the adjudicators. The winner will be announced on 2nd June at official opening of the Listowel Writers Week...
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