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Exciting Times
''Exciting Times'' is a novel by Irish author Naoise Dolan. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2020 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, and later that summer in the United States. The book is Dolan's debut novel, an intimate exploration of a millennial teacher in Hong Kong who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer. Narrative Overview ''Exciting Times'' follows Ava, a young Irish woman who moves to Hong Kong to teach English after graduating from college. As she adjusts to the bustling city, she meets and becomes romantically involved with Julian, a wealthy British banker, and her life is complicated when she intimately bonds with Edith, to whom she is also attracted, as she is bisexual. These relationships are marked by a mix of allure, affection, and confusion, leading Ava to question her feelings and identity. Detailed summary Ava is adjusting to moving to a new country; previously, she felt like everyone she knew in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoise Dolan
Naoise Dolan (; born 14 April 1992) is an Irish novelist. She is known for her novels '' Exciting Times'' (2020) and '' The Happy Couple'' (2023). Early life and education Dolan was born in Dublin, Ireland. She experienced homophobic bullying in school. A college debater, she co-convened the Irish Mace competition in 2015/16. She identifies as queer. Dolan obtained an English degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2016 and later a Master's in Victorian literature from Oxford University. Her desire to become a writer began while she was at Trinity College. It was during her time as a student that she first came to popularity, as the writer and illustrator of humorous feminist cartoons published to her blog. In 2016, after finishing university and being unable to find work in Ireland, she moved to Singapore to work as a TEFL teacher. Later that year, she moved to Hong Kong. She has also lived in Italy. Since 2018, she has lived in London intermittently. Due to the climate cris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading newspaper. It is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. Though formed as a Protestant Irish nationalist paper, within two decades and under new owners, it became a supporter of unionism in Ireland. In the 21st century, it presents itself politically as "liberal and progressive", as well as being centre-right on economic issues. The editorship of the newspaper from 1859 until 1986 was controlled by the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority, only gaining its first nominal Irish Catholic editor 127 years into its existence. The paper's notable columnists have included writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole and satirist Miriam Lord. The late Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was once a columnist. Michael O'Regan was the Leinster Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Dynevor
Phoebe Harriet Dynevor (; born 17 April 1995) is an English actress. She is known for starring in the films '' The Colour Room'' (2021), '' Fair Play'' (2023), and ''Inheritance'' (2025) as well as the first two series of the period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–2022). She earned a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2024. Dynevor began her career as a child actress in the BBC One school drama '' Waterloo Road'' (2009–2010). She went on to have recurring roles in the BBC series '' Prisoners' Wives'' (2012–2013) and '' Dickensian'' (2015–2016), and the TV Land comedy-drama '' Younger'' (2017–2021), as well as a main role in the Crackle crime series '' Snatch'' (2017–2018). Early life Phoebe Harriet Dynevor was born on 17 April 1995 in the Trafford district of Greater Manchester, to screenwriter Tim Dynevor and actress Sally Dynevor. Her paternal grandparents, Shirley and Gerard Dynevor also worked in the television industry. She has two younger siblings, brother Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Raiff
Cooper Michael Raiff (born ) is an American filmmaker and actor. He has received praise for his films '' Shithouse'' (2020) and '' Cha Cha Real Smooth'' (2022). In August 2022, Raiff launched his production company Small Ideas. Early life A native of Dallas, Raiff attended the Greenhill School. He participated in school theatre productions and studied at the Dallas Young Actors Studio for 4 years. During his senior year, he wrote and performed in his first play. Raiff enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles and withdrew in 2019 to focus on film. Career During spring break in 2018, Raiff stayed on campus to make ''Madeline & Cooper'', a 50-minute short film that he uploaded to YouTube. He then tweeted a link of the video to filmmaker Jay Duplass, who met with Raiff and encouraged him to adapt the project to feature-length; it became Raiff's debut feature '' Shithouse'', in which he starred, directed, wrote, produced, and co-edited. The film premiered at the 2020 SXSW wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Bear Pictures
Black Bear Pictures is an American media company that develops, produces and finances original content for film and television. Black Bear is based in Santa Monica, California. Since its 2011 launch, Black Bear's slate has grossed over $300,000,000 worldwide, been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, nine Golden Globes, ten BAFTAs, and premiered at such prestigious festivals at Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York, and London. In 2013, Black Bear entered an output deal with the newly established Elevation Pictures, an independent film and TV distribution company in Canada. Later on, the company acquired Elevation, and it now operates as a subsidiary of Black Bear. In 2023, Black Bear was launched as a primary distributor (Black Bear UK) in the United Kingdom, starting with '' Dumb Money'' (2023). History The founder is Teddy Schwarzman, a film producer and former corporate lawyer who left Cinetic Media to establish his own production company. Films * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Book Awards
The British Book Awards or Nibbies are literary awards for the best UK writers and their works, administered by ''The Bookseller''. The awards have had several previous names, owners and sponsors since being launched in 1990, including the National Book Awards from 2010 to 2014. Book award history The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, ran from 1990 to 2009 and were founded by the editor of ''Publishing News''. The awards were then acquired by Agile Marketing, which renamed them the National Book Awards and called them the Galaxy (chocolate bar), Galaxy National Book Awards (2010–2011) and later the Specsavers National Book Awards (2012–2014) after their headline sponsors. There were no National Book Awards after 2014; in 2017 the awards were acquired by ''The Bookseller'' from the estate of ''Publishing News'' founder, Fred Newman, and renamed back to the British Book Awards or Nibbies. In 2018, a Specsavers National Book Awards ceremony was held on 20 November but was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Centre For Writing
The National Centre for Writing, formerly Writers' Centre Norwich, is a literature development agency and national centre for writing based in Norwich, England. It led the successful bid for Norwich to be granted the UNESCO City of Literature title in 2012. In April 2015, the organisation moved into the historic building Dragon Hall, Norwich. References External links * Academic organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Norwich Writers' centres and houses, Norwich {{lit-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Times Young Writer Of The Year Award
The ''Sunday Times'' Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award is a literary prize awarded to a British author under the age of 35 for a published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry. It is administered by the Society of Authors and has been running since 1991. History The ''Sunday Times'' Young Writer of the Year Award is said here to have originally run between 1991 and 2009, but there is evidence to confirm that it began twenty years earlier. At that time entries were confined to short stories and published in the newspaper itself. The 1974 winner was Charles Nicholl, who went on to become well-known for historical biographies. "The Ups and The Downs" was Charles Nicholl's disturbing and humorous account of a bad LSD trip in London. In 1999, Paul Farley's ''The Boy from the Chemist is Here to See You'' "was so well received", according to the ''Encyclopedia of British Writers'', that "it was named ''Sunday Times'' Young Writer of the Year Award". It was re-invigo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterstones Book Of The Year
The Waterstones Book of the Year, established in 2012, is an annual award presented to a book published in the previous 12 months. Waterstones' booksellers nominate and vote to determine the winners and finalists for the prize. Award winners receive "full and committed backing" from Waterstones both in-person and online. Recipients See also * Waterstones Children's Book Prize The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is the ... * Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize References {{Reflist Awards established in 2012 English-language literary awards 2012 establishments in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalkey Book Festival
The Dalkey Book Festival ( ) is an annual literature festival held in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland, for four days in June. Since its inception in 2010 by Sian Smyth and David McWilliams, the festival has been held at a variety of venues in Dalkey, including Dalkey Castle, the local Town Hall, the Masonic Lodge, both churches, the local primary school, the medieval graveyard (where an Edgar Allan Poe adaptation was performed at midnight) and at various local cafes, bars and hostelries of the town. The compact nature of the town, its historic architecture and its location prompted the BBC's foreign correspondent John Simpson to call Dalkey "the loveliest little seaside town on Earth." Although the festival started with a literary focus, it celebrates the arts in general, including theatre, film and comedy. It is also a festival of ideas, exploring the worlds of science, technology, current affairs, new politics and global trends. Timeline The 2012 festival included writers S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Book Awards
The Irish Book Awards are Irish literary awards given annually to books and authors in various categories. It is the only literary award supported by all-Irish bookstores. The primary sponsor is An Post, the state owned postal service in Ireland. History First awarded in 2006, the Irish Book Awards grew out of the Hughes & Hughes bookstore's Irish Novel of the Year Prize, which was inaugurated in 2003. Since 2007 the Awards have been an independent not-for-profit company funded by sponsorship. Bord Gáis Energy sponsored the awards from 2012 until 2018, when An Post took over sponsorship. Description There are currently nine categories, seven of which are judged by the Irish Literary Academy, and two by a public vote. There is also a lifetime achievement award. Awards Current awards * Novel of the Year * Crime Fiction Book of the Year * Best Irish Published Book of the Year * Non-Fiction Book of the Year * Cookbook of the Year * Popular Fiction Book of the Year * Childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Elliott Prize
The Desmond Elliott Prize is an annual award for the best debut novel written in English and published in the UK. The winning novel can be from any genre of fiction and must exhibit depth and breadth with a compelling narrative. The winner receives . The prize is named in honour of the distinguished late publisher and literary agent, Desmond Elliott. History and administration The Desmond Elliott Prize was inaugurated at the bequest of Desmond Elliott, who died in August 2003. He stipulated that his literary estate should be invested in a charitable trust that would fund a literary award "to enrich the careers of new writers". The prize is therefore dedicated to supporting and celebrating aspiring authors and their fiction. The Desmond Elliott Prize was launched in 2007 as a biennial award for a first novel published in the UK. The inaugural prize was won by Nikita Lalwani for her novel, '' Gifted'', in June 2008. After the successful launch of the prize, the trustees decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
