Mark Haddon

BBC Book List Meme

This year, my personal goal was to read 24 books. I’m happy to report that I have already exceeded this goal, and it’s only November. I’m indeed a little proud of myself. I have already read 27 books so far, probably 28 by this...

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The curious incident of the Y/A label

The Y/A genre is doing a disservice to readers and authors, says Joan Clark, by second-guessing who will read what kind of book Joan Clark Published on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 1:09PM EST In 2003, Mark Haddon, the British author...

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Former Sun editor reveals alcoholism

David Yelland, Sun editor for five years, says his children's novel dealing with alcoholism is based on his own experiences The former Sun editor David Yelland surprised Fleet Street today by revealing that he nearly drank...

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A Spot Of Bother

Description: George Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.' Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored....

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Jesse Eisenberg in 'The Social Network'

Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, the computer whiz who came up with the structure for Facebook. Wearing the Gap hoodie and jeans of his character, Mark Zuckerberg, the geeky Harvard renegade who came up with the structure...

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Ranbir is shy, lonely, complex

"I am very ambitious. I have lots of directors to work with, lots of roles to play. I hope to be a working actor everyday of my life, to be able to go on a set. I really don't know what to do with my time when I am not on set,"...

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What a trip

Despite being set almost entirely in the claustrophobic confines of a subway system, this novel manages to take the reader on a mind- expanding trip. LOWBOY By John Wray Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 259 pages ON...

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Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion Set for Donmar Warehouse...

A new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion will be part of the Donmar Warehouse 's 2010 spring season, with exact dates to be announced. The production will be directed by Jamie Lloyd. The Donmar will begin...

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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Jude Law's Hamlet is the Prince of Broadway

Hamlet, starring Jude Law, will recoup all of its costs by the end of next week on Broadway, where it has been taking close to $1million a week. The Oscar-nominated actor has had such an exhilarating time that he and Michael...

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New fiction trend?

The Neuronovel? N+1 looks at the patterns. My novel has someone who gets shot in the head in it. Does that count? Cause I like to join things. You should see my wallet. The last dozen years or so have seen the emergence of a...

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