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Book Cover for: A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara
National Centre for WritingNational Centre for Writing

On Thu 23 March our friends @uealitfest will welcome Hanya Yanagihara, acclaimed author of ‘A Little Life’ to discuss her latest work, ‘To Paradise’. One not to miss! Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/su3SMUjq1P https://t.co/v7npEcMbdo

Paperback, 2016

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton
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📣 Tonight! At 6.30pm, we'll be settling down to discuss Eleanor Catton's new psychological thriller 'Birnam Wood' in Dragon Hall. Eleanor will join us for an in-depth conversation with our Chief Executive @NCWChris and a Q&A, followed by a book signing. https://t.co/eqLsXVDLMG

Paperback, 2024

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hourglass, Keiran Goddard

Hourglass

Keiran Goddard
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Meet @KeiranGoddard1, a writer and poet whose debut novel Hourglass has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2022. Read this thread to find out more… #DEP22 #EarlyCareerAwards https://t.co/RQ20BkV1FP

Hardcover, 2023

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last Remains: A Mystery, Elly Griffiths

The Last Remains: A Mystery

Elly Griffiths
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Join us for the launch of 'The Last Remains' by @ellygriffiths, the new book in the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries! 📚 @JarroldNorwich will host a conversation and Q&A with Elly @thehallsnorwich. ⌚️ Thurs 2 Feb, 6.30pm 🎟️ £27, includes a copy of the book https://t.co/kXQ57bx6hX https://t.co/1H73A7Su4F

Paperback, Large Print, 2023

$34.00Member price:$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Olive, Again, Elizabeth Strout

Olive, Again

Elizabeth Strout
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IT'S TOMORROW!!! Our friends @uealitfest welcome Pulitzer-prize winning author @LizStrout on Wed, to discuss her latest novel ‘Olive, Again’. Doors open at 6.30pm. Tickets available online >>> https://t.co/OFrSSiyV0G https://t.co/83n4IYJQl1

Paperback, 2020

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation, Floella Benjamin

Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation

Floella Benjamin
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The third book we will be reading for @cheltfestivals’ #RTRP project is 'Coming to England' by @FloellaBenjamin. We can't wait to discuss this inspiring true story at our next meeting with the teachers! 📚 Find out more about the project here: https://t.co/yeWk678gBa https://t.co/LDixs94gAQ

Paperback, 2021

$18.99Member price:$18.04 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Ese: The Misadventures of Moving Forward, Emoefeoghene (Efe) Akpo Imoyin-Omene

Ese: The Misadventures of Moving Forward

Emoefeoghene (Efe) Akpo Imoyin-Omene
National Centre for WritingNational Centre for Writing

More good news! We're delighted to share that previous Lit Insider @EfeImoyin has featured on the Diaspora Project podcast 💫 He discusses his experience as a young Black author, having just published his second book 'Ese: Misadventures of Moving Forward'. https://t.co/knQjOZvxcV https://t.co/rki6n7Foik

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Book Cover for: The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing, Sonia Faleiro

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing

Sonia Faleiro
National Centre for WritingNational Centre for Writing

Interested in writing true crime? Join @soniafaleiro author author of The Good Girls for an eight-week online course where you'll learn through a mixture of presentations, writing exercises and group discussion. 🗓️ Mon 27 February 🎟️ £220 / £200 conc https://t.co/cFt4k1pQnU

Paperback, 2022

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Keeping the House, Tice Cin

Keeping the House

Tice Cin
National Centre for WritingNational Centre for Writing

Meet multidisciplinary artist and author @TiceCin! Her debut novel Keeping the House was described as a ‘glorious novel which thrums with feeling’ by @CalebANelson and is longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2022. #DEP22 https://t.co/Ungxw7v8Zp

Paperback, 2021

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Loving and Living Alone, Amy Key

Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Loving and Living Alone

Amy Key
National Centre for WritingNational Centre for Writing

'A tender, universal portrait of fashioning a life on your own terms' 📰 A fantastic review of @msamykey's refreshing memoir 'Arangements in Blue', exploring our our cultural obsession with coupledom See Amy @NNFest #CityofLiterature on 27 May! https://t.co/jQLA7vZez9 https://t.co/8tnrQyJwJ8

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book