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Ridley Scott to remake David Peace's RED RIDING
27 November 2009
The director of Blade Runner, Gladiator and Alien is to take David Peace's RED RIDING books, relocate them to the US, and remake them for cinema.
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Kate Pullinger wins the Canadian GOVERNOR GENERAL's prize for THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING
18 November 2009
Kate Pullinger has been announced as the recipient of the 2009 Governor General's Prize for THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING.
'A highly sensual evocation of place and time, Kate Pullinger’s
The Mistress of Nothing is a journey down the Nile that explores the subtle complexities of power, race, class and love during the Victorian era.'
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Herta Müller's THE PASSPORT excerpted on the Nobel Prize website
16 November 2009
Following her award for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Herta Müller's THE PASSPORT is back in print.
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Serpent's Tail author HERTA MÜLLER wins the Nobel Prize for Literature 2009
8 October 2009
Romanian-born, German author Herta Müller has been named as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her book THE PASSPORT is a Serpent's Tail translation by Martin Chalmers - reprinting within 1 week of the prize announcement.
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We Need To Talk About Tilda
19 June 2009
Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton has joined the cast of We Need To Talk About Kevin.
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Join the Friends of Serpent's Tail on FACEBOOK
14 August 2008
Yes, it's happened. We're on there.
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Events
Lionel Shriver at Bookslam
This event has now taken place
The funkiest bookclub in West London has a new venue for its Christmas party. Come along on Saturday to see Lionel Shriver on stage, with live music and more !
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Cathi Unsworth at the Boogaloo with David Peace [DATE TBC]
This event has now taken place
A special event to launch Cathi's fantastic new novel, BAD PENNY BLUES
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Hot Deals/Free Stuff
3 for 2 on all books
27th Feb 2009
From now until the end of 2009 - add any three books to your shopping cart, the cheapest will be free.
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New books
More Miles Than Money
Inspired by Mark Twain, Jack Kerouac and American music, Garth Cartwright lands in San Francisco and lights out for the frontier. Traveling far beyond the McUSA of MTV and shopping malls he goes in se... read more
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Jealousy
After the pleasure comes the pain. The Sexual Life of Catherine M, Catherine Millet’s analysis of the many forms and flavours of sexual pleasure, was internationally admired, and not just for its li... read more
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| Online Price | £11.99 |
Memoirs of a Geezer
Written in his own unmistakable voice, this is a frank and fascinating account of a geezer’s life in the music business. Jah Wobble offers the most authentic insider’s account of the beginning of ... read more
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Black Water Rising
Reminiscent of early John Grisham and Walter Mosley, this taut, fast-paced novel heralds an exciting and powerful new voice in fiction. Big oil and its twin, corporate corruption, meet their match wit... read more
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War Damage
London in the aftermath of WW2 is a beaten down, hungry place, so it’s no wonder that Regine Milner’s Sunday house parties in her Hampstead home are so popular. Everyone comes to Reggie’s on a S... read more
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The Passport
From the 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature read more
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Bad Penny Blues
Police Constable Pete Bradley has done one year in the force and dreams of moving up the ladder. He's assigned as an aid to CID and working a routine nightshift with his partner when they stumble acro... read more
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The Gigolo Murder
Devastated by the end of her relationship, our heroine swaps her catsuit for pyjamas and hides away from the world. But her friends refuse to let her waste away in self-pity and drag her out to make u... read more
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The Mistress of Nothing
Winner of the 2009 Governor General’s Award for Fiction (Canada) read more
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Killer
When Leonard March was caught in the middle of a brutal shakedown operation he cut a deal to implicate mob boss, Salvatore Lombard, receiving in exchange 14 years in prison and immunity for all past c... read more
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Let Them Come Through
Nick Santini would have made a good living as a medium if his manager wasn’t a thief and he didn’t operate in a world of endless corruption.
With a TV show cancelled in murky circumstanc...
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Stairway to Hell
Something very strange has been happening in Warchester, and local pub singer Rik Suntan is about to have his doors of perception blown wide open. It seems that during the 1970s, Jimmy Page’s experi... read more
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The Loss Adjustor
Caro has a successful career as a loss adjustor in London. But unresolved losses of her own keep her trapped in the past. She is sustained by memories of a magical childhood shared with her best frien... read more
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A Very British Coup
Former steel worker Harry Perkins, has, against all the odds, led the Labour Party to a stunning victory at the general election. His manifesto includes the removal of American bases, public control o... read more
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Serpent's Tail Recommends
The Passport
From the 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature read more
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| Online Price | £7.99 |