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Joff Sharpe's latest piece for HuffPost
30 Jun 2014
In the world of job interviews, a strange but recurrent - and somewhat Google-esque - question is posed; if you could be any animal, what would it be? This elicits bizarre responses, like the potential recruit of a technology firm who responded that he would be an amoeba since this would enable him to create complex cell structures and ultimately any other creature that he aspired to be. He failed to get the job. But what on earth were his interviewers hoping for? Snakes and donkeys seem like a poor bet but what about a lion? Ostensibly brave but essentially a violent meat-eater with multiple wives and poor hygiene. A more illuminating question might be this: ‘If you could be a wolf - and more specifically a Wolf of Wall Street - would you choose to be one?’
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Katharine Quarmby publishes new short story
29 Jun 2014
Katharine Quarmby has published a timely new short story about the origins of the First World War. The Priest, the Assassin, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand is currently available for £1.53, and has already reached #13 in the Amazon chart for short fiction.
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The New Statesman reviews Michael Jago
29 Jun 2014
Michael Jago’s timely new biography of Clement Attlee is warmly reviewed by Francis Beckett in the current issue of the New Statesman,
‘Jago has produced a thoughtful and readable biography, and has made his own contribution to the Attlee canon with new research and insights.’
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Jonathan Fryer tops Amazon category charts
29 Jun 2014
Jonathan Fryer’s fascinating social history Soho in the Fifties and Sixties is currently at #1 in its Amazon category charts.
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Andrew Lownie speaks at Getting Published
29 Jun 2014
Andrew Lownie spoke this week at the Getting Published event at the University of Warwick, on the subject of The Value of a Literary Agent.
Meanwhile, David Haviland was one of the guest tutors at the Paris Writers Workshop.
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Mandy Smith interview in Daily Express
29 Jun 2014
Blood, sex and celebrities: A Virgin Atlantic air hostess’ top 10 shocking revelations
‘FORGET the Mile High Club, from blood-splattered toilets and passengers trying to set themselves on fire to celebrity spats and shocking racism, former Virgin Atlantic air hostess Mandy Smith tells Express.co.uk what really goes on in the air….’
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BBC interview for 'Unravelled'
25 Jun 2014
Vikie Shanks and Lynne Barrett-Lee were interviewed on BBC radio about Vikie’s powerful new memoir Unravelled.
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Casey Watson makes Sunday Times top ten
25 Jun 2014
Casey Watson’s latest memoir The Girl Without a Voice is no 9 in this week’s Sunday Times paperback non-fiction list.
