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CompletelyNovel Library Presentation by Anna Lewis

published on 2009-03-17

CompletelyNovel will be presenting a demo for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), showing them how libraries and other organisations focused on books and reading can use CompletelyNovel to offer readers a whole new dimension to their book experience. You don’t have to be a librarian to come along! If you would like to find out more about how you can use CompletelyNovel to enhance reading in your community or organisation then read on…

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A CompletelyNovel Book Launch by Anna Lewis

published on 2009-03-13

Kiera Dickinson uses CompletelyNovel.com to launch her book ‘Umm and Ah and the Problem with Chlorine: An Anthology for Fish’. Here’s how she did it! You can find out more about Keira and her book here on CompletelyNovel. (Note: may be worth clicking through to YouTube to see on a bigger screen!)

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From our own Correspondent by Kat Matfield

published on 2009-03-12

Committed to reportage in its widest sense, Reportage Press aims to bring readers the kind of stories that lie behind the headlines or don’t even make it into the papers. Run by freelance journalists, this ambitious independent publisher is proving that the public has appetite for big ideas and international views. CompletelyNovel gets the scoop with founder Rosie Whitehouse.

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Rapid Review - Then We Came to the End by Anna Lewis

published on 2009-03-11

Anna from CompletelyNovel and Amy Jackson, Editor, rapidly review the book ‘Then We Came to The End’ by Joshua Ferris. A book set in an advertising agency where lay-offs are taking place left, right and centre (very poignant for our times!), it has a very interesting and insightful take on office life. Of course, we also suggest ways you can take your enjoyment of the book further – this time by following one of the character’s examples and creating a stir at the office!

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Writing wrongs: International Women's Day by Elizabeth Sowden

published on 2009-03-11

Liz Sowden explores some of the ways in which International Women’s Day is celebrated in the literary sphere and asks what the event means to women writers worldwide.

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Comics have just as much *POW!* by Heidi Polk

published on 2009-03-02

The last few years have seen a surge in the number of films based on comic books and graphic novels. It’s clearly not just traditional literature that can have a lasting impact. Heidi Polk takes a look at the history of this rich literary genre and shares some thoughts about the upcoming film adaptation of Watchmen.

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Why do we still need bookshops? by Matthew Crockatt

published on 2009-03-02

And if we do need bookshops then why independent bookshops – surely the chains do a good job? Matthew Crockatt from Crockatt & Powell Booksellers thinks that an air of the illicit might just have something to do with it.

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Has anyone read 'The Reader'? by Izzie Kaufeler

published on 2009-03-02

The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes has taken the box office and awards ceremonies by storm, but has anyone actually read the book on which it is based? In the UK, at least, the chances are relatively slim. The Reader is based on, horror of horrors, a German language book, Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink. We Brits aren

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Writing your stories ... tomorrow. by Amanda Leduc

published on 2009-02-17

The art of writing, said Mary Heaton Vorse, is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. However, argues Amanda Leduc, for those who are truly skilled in the art of procrastination, this is not enough. As Amanda has discovered, you’ll need more than just keeping your rear end on a chair to save you from modern-day distractions such as the dreaded Facebook!

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Rapid Review - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Anna Lewis

published on 2009-02-17

In the second episode of our Rapid Review series, George and Cathy review The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon in just three minutes. They also put their mathematical skills to the test and try to explain the Monty Hall problem! “How can you do all that in three minutes?!” I hear you cry. Well, I have to say…it doesn’t end so well.

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