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In Praise Of The Longer Novel

Following the recent publication of David Keenan’s 800 page novel Monument Maker, Sean Kitching considers the joys to be had from longer form fiction
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In This #Problematic Age, Where Is The Millennial Novel?

Difficult times require difficult writing argues Nathalie Olah as she asks why publishing houses seem to be producing a stream of safe novels by the same sort of writer, ignoring the important voices of the day
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Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize: An Odious, Tokenistic Insult To Pop

Yesterday Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, prompting much wailing & gnashing of the teeth. David Bennun argues this was a patronising affront to the noble art of pop
Black Sky Thinking

Not Bad For Girls: The Sad Necessity Of The Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction

Sponsorship by a disgusting sweet and milky booze might make it superficially seem rather naff, even obvious and sexist, but the Baileys Women's Prize For Fiction is still unfortunately necessary, argues Stephanie Boland
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The Curious Case Of Edgar Allan Poe & The Rapper Eminem

They might by separated by craft, years and the grave but Eminem and Edgar Allan Poe have more in common than you might think, argues Lewis G. Parker

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