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Moths Shortisted and Filmed!
Poppy Adams' enchanting debut The Behaviour of Moths has been named among the four contenders for the Costa First Novel Award.
The judges described Poppy's debut as 'menacing, compelling and beautifully written.'
The winner in each category of the Costa Awards will be named on January 6th, with the overall winner being named on January 27th.
Listen to an audio interview with Poppy about the book (MP3 format).
Read an extract from The Behaviour of Moths.
Ruby Films have also bought the rights to film the novel, having previously made The Other Boleyn Girl, Shaun of the Dead, Proof, Sylvia, Brick Lane and Elizabeth.
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Stella Duffy Wins Stonewall Writer of the Year!
Stella Duffy has won Writer of the Year at the third annual Stonewall Awards, for her novel The Room of Lost Things.
The Awards celebrate those who have made a positive impact on the lives of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in Britain today.
Read an extract from The Room of Lost Things.
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Lisa Appiganesi on Awards Longlist
The first longlist has been named for the Warwick prize for writing, and Lisa Appiganesi's highly-acclaimed Mad, Bad and Sad has been chosen.
Run by the University of Warwick, the award is open to substantial pieces of writing in the English language.
A shortlist of six titles will be announced on January 23rd, and the winner will be revealed at the university on February 24th.
Read an article on the award in the Guardian.
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BBC Traces Life of Vera Brittain
BBC One marked the 90th anniversary of the Armistice with a drama-documentary about Vera Brittain, presented by Jo Brand.
Called A Woman in Love and War, it was broadcast on BBC One on Remembrance Sunday and is now available to watch on the BBCi player.
Brand retraces Vera's journey through Britain and France, drawing on her letters and memoirs to show how the war affected ordinary families.
Intercut with Brand's journey are dramatic reconstructions of events in Vera's life. Politician Shirley Williams, who is Vera's daughter, also gives her first major television interview on the subject.
The BBC says the 'heart-rending and vivid film... captures with poignant immediacy all the confusion, hope, agony and suspense of war as told through the eyes of a young woman in love'.
The programme aired as part of a season called 1918-2008: Ninety Years Of Remembrance.You can also read extracts from Because You Died, a collection of Vera's poetry and prose from the First World War, in this serialistaion in the Daily Telegraph.
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Barack Obama Loves Gilead!
President Elect of the United States Barack Obama lists Gilead by Marilynne Robinson among his favourite books on his facebook page.
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Affinity TV details
More information has emerged about the forthcoming production of Sarah Waters' Affinity.
The screenplay by Andrew Davies is being produced by Adrian Bate and directed by Tim Fywell, who received BAFTA nominations for The Woman in White and I Capture the Castle.
The cast list includes Anna Massey, Zoe Tapper, Julia McKenzie and Anna Madeley, while Sarah herself is rumoured to be making her now customary cameo appearance!
Meanwhile BBC2 are adapting The Night Watch for screening in March. Hilary Salmon (In the Line of Beauty) is producing.
We'll bring you more details as we get them.
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