Royal Society of Literature Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Patrick McCabe: ‘Martin McDonagh’s [The Banshees of Inisherin] was so amazing because it’s about ‘I don’t like you anymore’ and there was a collective gasp - where can it go from here? These are cyclical moments, just when you’re lamenting something there’s the start again.’

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‘A man going on a sarha wanders aimlessly, not restricted by time and place, going where his spirit takes him to nourish his soul and rejuvenate himself... Going on a sarha implies letting go.’ – Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh 🚶 https://t.co/U8yJ54XSGd

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A round of applause for everyone on the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2022, including RSL Fellow @jennashworth 🎉 https://t.co/Ha3LVILjfw

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'That’s what winter is: an exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again.' – Ali Smith https://t.co/dAKIjcuB9t

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Doreen Cunningham (@sea_mammal) was a past winner of the RSL #GilesStAubyn Awards for Non-Fiction with ‘Soundings.' If you're a first-time writer of non-fiction with a contract, then get your entry in to this year’s Awards by 14 Sept 📚 🔗https://t.co/Kd1jbga8yu https://t.co/BHLFMbsawA

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@SamiraAhmedUK @rrobinson72 @JTaylorTrash @Anthony1983 @GrantaBooks @AtlanticBooks @AllenAndUnwinUK @ShehanKaru @SortofBooks 🌟 ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka @shehankaru 🌟 @Sortofbooks #RSLOndaatjePrize https://t.co/VRgcrIF7ed

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👀And we've signed copies of Paul Mendez’s ‘Rainbow Milk’ and Jamaica Kincaid’s reissued titles, including 'Among Flowers' and 'Lucy,' up for grabs. Sign up for RSL Membership today or tomorrow and you will immediately be in with a chance of winning https://t.co/NnwlCnlhVQ https://t.co/Gdo3bMGRtt

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Did you know that Virginia Woolf wrote a 163-page biography about a cocker spaniel named Flush? What stories would you write about your pet? 🐶 Join @GemSeltz's writing workshop on Dalloway Day to begin the story! Grab your tickets here: https://t.co/3ZLQsjJ6jj https://t.co/sEdOEzmHiE

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'And so I fought him because he didn’t care. I fought everybody who didn’t care.' To celebrate Arnold Wesker's pen being added to our collection 🤩 watch the wonderful @samanthaspiro reading from one of Wesker's classics, 'Chicken Soup with Barley 🖊️ 💫Thanks so much Samantha! https://t.co/JYwEtEv00o

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Delighted to announce the #RSLOndaatje Prize shortlist 2019 @Raniaab, No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria @AidaE, The Wife’s Tale: A Personal History @aminattaforna, Happiness Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall Guy Stagg, The Crossway @adamweymouth, Kings of the Yukon https://t.co/uaSVrjKl3r