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Complete list of Radio 4 book club books from 1998-2008

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 25th, 2008  
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This is a fantastic list.  I currently own 40 of these excellent titles.  Enjoy!
1998

3.5.98 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
7.6.98 Beloved - Toni Morrison
5.7.98 Fatherland - Robert Harris
2.8.98 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis de Bernières
6.9.98 Wild Swans - Jung Chang
4.10.98 Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
1.11.98 [...]

Win a complete set of Inspector Rebus novels!

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 25th, 2008  
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The lovely people at Orion books sent me the following email:
To celebrate the publication of Ian Rankin’s new novel, Doors Open, we’re giving 5 lucky people the chance to win a set of Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus novels – that’s 17 books in total. All the books have been redesigned with brand new covers that [...]

Ian Rankin talks about Doors Open

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 16th, 2008  
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For the right man, all doors are open…Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers [...]

The ITV Crime Awards

Posted by Book Group Librarian in August 8th, 2008  
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From the bookseller…
The Sun newspaper has signed a media partnership to support ITV3’s new Crime Thriller season and awards this autumn.
In the deal struck with production company Cactus TV, the newspaper will publish features during the week leading up to the awards, focusing on the literary categories: ––the breakthrough author of the year, author of [...]