How influenced are you by reviews that say you’d pretty much be wasting your time by reading a book? Grateful? Take this opening paragraph from a review by Judith Flanders of Isabelle Allende’s new book, Ripper, which appeared in The Sunday Times recently: Some literary writers have patronising attitudes to genre fiction.…
Preview of film of John Banville’s The Sea
Staying for a moment with the Booker Prize theme, the film of John Banville’s Booker Prize-winning The Sea, is scheduled for release in England in September. For a quick preview go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2013/jul/08/the-sea-ciaran-hinds-charlotte-rampling-video The movie stars Charlotte Rampling (The Night Porter, Swimming Pool, Dexter), Rufus Sewell (Dangerous Beauty, The Woodlanders,…
Dublin Writers FEstival 2013 line-up announced
James Salter, Colum McCann and an evening with John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright among the highlights of line-up for the 2013 Dublin Writers Festival which runs 20-26 May. For more details see http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com/programme/programme-2013