Top 10 books Britons lie about reading

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

I bet the corresponding list for Yanks tracks pretty closely, with perhaps the addition of some Faulkner or Steinbeck: Top ten books we lie about reading 1. The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R Tolkien 2. War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy 3. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 4. Men are from Mars, Women are [...]

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John Grisham to judge short story contest

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Hook has announced its annual short story contest. John Grisham will be judge and jury. Prizes and such Surely the idea that one of the world’s top-selling authors wants to read your work should be incentive enough to enter, but there’s also the $1,000 in cash prizes. The grand-prize winner receives $700, and there’s [...]

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And speaking of audiobooks…

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Now that I’ve finished Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading, I have nothing to listen to in the car. Oh, sure, I have a case of CDs, and there’s always the radio (praise be to Radio IQ), but nothing passes commuting time and gives one a sense of self-righteous efficiency like a good audiobook. I have [...]

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