|
Glass Bell Award
Goldsboro Books is an independent bookseller located on Cecil Court, Westminster, London. It was founded by book collectors David Headley and Daniel Gedeon in 1999. Since 2017, Goldsboro Books has hosted the Glass Bell Award. History In 1999, literary agent David Headley partnered with Daniel Gedeon to open their bookshop Goldsboro Books on Cecil Court Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian era, Victorian shop-frontages in Westminster, England, linking Charing Cross Road and St Martin's Lane. Since the 1930s, it has been known as the new Booksellers' Row. Early background One of the ..., a pedestrian street in Westminster nicknamed "Bookseller's Row" due to its high volume of booksellers, which has been the case for over a century. Goldsboro Books set out to tailor its collection to rare, first and collectible editions of books. The shop gained a "reputation for championing debut novels" in addition to attracting authors and publishers for various events. Goldsboro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Court
Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian era, Victorian shop-frontages in Westminster, England, linking Charing Cross Road and St Martin's Lane. Since the 1930s, it has been known as the new Booksellers' Row. Early background One of the older thoroughfares in Covent Garden, Cecil Court dates to the end of the 17th century and earlier maps clearly identify a hedgerow running down the street's course. A tradesman's route at its inception, it much later acquired the nickname "Flicker Alley" from the concentration of early film companies in the Court. It is now known as home to about a dozen antiquarian and second-hand independent bookshops, including specialists in modern first editions, collectible children's books, early printing, rare maps and atlases, antique prints, music, and esoterica, as well as art galleries, an antiques shop, shops specialising in antique silver, militaria, numismatics, porcelain, jewellery and art deco. The street is sometimes nicknamed "Booksell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Mahmood
Imran Mahmood (born 1969) is a British novelist and barrister. His first novel ''You Don't Know Me'' (2017), which was shortlisted for the Glass Bell Award in 2018, was dramatised by the BBC in 2021. Biography Mahmood, whose parents are first-generation immigrants from Pakistan, was born in Liverpool in 1969. Growing up in Liverpool, he attended Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive schools. After earning his undergraduate degree in 1990 at Kingston University in London, he studied for the bar at the Inns of Court. he is a barrister, with chambers in Middle Temple, specialising in criminal law and in common law. He and his wife live in South East London. Literary career In Mahmood's first novel, ''You Don't Know Me'', a young man on trial for murder urgently tells his story to a jury. According to Mahmood, the novel was inspired by young men he defended in London courts. The book's 2017 publication was well received. ''The Guardian'' listed it as one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
''The Tattooist of Auschwitz'' is a 2018 The Holocaust, Holocaust novel by New Zealand novelist Heather Morris (author), Heather Morris. The book tells the story of how Slovakian Jew Lale Sokolov, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz in 1942, fell in love with a girl he was tattooing at the concentration camp. The story is based on the real lives of Sokolov and his wife, Gita Furman. There has been mixed criticism of the book, with some complimenting the novel’s compelling story based on real-life events, while claims of factual inaccuracies that may lead to miseducation around historical events have been made by the Auschwitz Memorial Research Center. As of October 2019, the novel had sold more than three million copies around the world; 61,391 copies of ''The Tattooist of Auschwitz'' were sold in 2018 in Ireland. In 2018, it was the #1 ''New York Times'' Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller. Background The book, which was Morris’ debut novel, was originally written as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott is an American author. ''Swan Song'', her first novel, was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, won the McKitterick Prize, won The Sunday Times paperbacks of the year 2019 and was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award. Early life and education Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and later lived in Los Angeles and London. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Drama (Directing) from Carnegie Mellon University and studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She obtained her M.A. through the UEA Creative Writing Course and later won the Bridport Arts Centre Prize Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award. Personal life Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott is married to the RADA-trained English actor and writer Dominic Jephcott Dominic Jephcott (born 28 July 1957) is a Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA-trained English actor and writer. He is known for his work in ''The Beiderbecke Affair'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Bauer (author)
Belinda Bauer (born 1962) is a British writer of crime novels. She grew up in England and South Africa, but later moved to Wales, where she worked as a court reporter in Cardiff; the country is often used as a setting in her work. She spent seven years as a screenwriter before writing her first novel at age 45. Early life Bauer is originally from Bromley, on the edge of London and Kent, the daughter of a dentist and dental nurse. She has four sisters. As a child, Bauer lived in South Africa for ten years before returning to England, settling in Devon. She studied journalism at Cardiff University. Literary career Bauer's debut novel, ''Blacklands'', won the British Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger for the best crime novel of 2010. She told a reporter she had been surprised to learn her book would be considered crime fiction because it wasn't a whodunit. She felt "pigeonholed" by genre expectations while writing her first three books, a trilogy set around Exmoor in Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Dalcher
Christina Dalcher is an American writer and doctor of linguistics. She became known for her first novel ''Vox'' and is recognized for her dystopian novels. Biography Dalcher grew up in New Jersey and studied at Georgetown University. From 2006 to 2009, she lived in Clerkenwell and worked as a researcher at City, University of London. She then moved to Abu Dhabi for three years and spent several months in Sri Lanka with her husband, Bruce, a lawyer specializing in maritime law. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia. Dalcher turned to writing at almost 50 years old. Her first work, the dystopian novel Vox, was published four years later, in 2018. Two years later, she published the novel ''Master Class'', followed by ''Femlandia''. Works Dalcher published her first novel, ''Vox'', in 2018. She had never tried her hand at literature before, and, to write her first work, she was inspired by several dystopian novels: ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell, which Dalcher first read in 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Pinborough
Sarah Pinborough is an English author and screenwriter of over 20 Young adult fiction, YA and adult works. She is known for her Thriller (genre), thriller, fantasy and cross-genre novels. Biography Pinborough was born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1972. Her father was a diplomat, and as a child she moved between various countries, including Syria, India, the Sudan, and Russia. After ten years at boarding school in England, she tried several different jobs before becoming a secondary school teacher. She taught for six years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first publication was a horror story entitled ''Express Delivery''’ in 2001. She began writing novels, and six of these were published by Leisure Books. Moving away from horror, Pinborough then published the trilogy ''The Dog-Faced Gods'' (2010-12). As Sarah Silverwood she penned the ''Nowhere Chronicles'' young adult series. Pinbrough rose to prominence in 2017 with the cross-genre thriller ''Behind Her Eyes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind Her Eyes (novel)
''Behind Her Eyes'' is a thriller novel by English author Sarah Pinborough, published on 23 January 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers and Flatiron Books."Behind Her Eyes" (first edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved February 7, 2019. The novel was adapted into a television series of the same name. Summary Louise Barnsley is a single mother who works in an unfulfilling role as a secretary. On a particular night, she engages in a conversation with David Martin, a man she met at a bar. When it is time for the two to depart, David gives Louise an unexpected kis ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laline Paull
Laline Paull FRSL is a British novelist. Her debut novel, '' The Bees'', was nominated for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Her 2017 cli-fi novel is titled ''The Ice''. Her 2022 novel ''Pod'' was nominated for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction and made the shortlist. Biography Laline Paull was born in London, UK. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants. She won a scholarship to the University of Oxford, graduating from Hertford College in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English. She also took screenwriting and theatre courses in London and Los Angeles. In 2023, Paull was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a learned society founded in 1820 by King George IV to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK, the RSL has about 800 Fellows, elect .... Bibliography * 2014 — '' The Bees'' * 2017 — ''The Ice'' * 2022 — ''Pod'' Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon McGregor
Jon McGregor (born 1976) is a British novelist and short story writer. In 2002, his debut novel, first novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize, making him then the youngest-ever contender. His second and fourth novels were longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006 and 2017 respectively. In 2012, his third novel, ''Even the Dogs'', was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. ''The New York Times'' has labelled him a "wicked British writer". Early life Born in Bermuda, McGregor was raised in the UK. He grew up in Norwich and Thetford, Norfolk. He attended City College Norwich sixth form and then studied for a degree in Media Technology and Production at Bradford University. In his final year there he contributed a series entitled "Cinema 100" to the anthology ''Five Uneasy Pieces'' (Pulp Faction). Career Having moved to Nottingham (where he now lives), he wrote his first novel, ''If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things'', while living on a narrowboat. It was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir 13
Jon McGregor (born 1976) is a British novelist and short story writer. In 2002, his first novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize, making him then the youngest-ever contender. His second and fourth novels were longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006 and 2017 respectively. In 2012, his third novel, ''Even the Dogs'', was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. ''The New York Times'' has labelled him a "wicked British writer". Early life Born in Bermuda, McGregor was raised in the UK. He grew up in Norwich and Thetford, Norfolk. He attended City College Norwich sixth form and then studied for a degree in Media Technology and Production at Bradford University. In his final year there he contributed a series entitled "Cinema 100" to the anthology ''Five Uneasy Pieces'' (Pulp Faction). Career Having moved to Nottingham (where he now lives), he wrote his first novel, '' If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things'', while living on a narrowboat. It was nominated for the 2002 Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony John Horowitz (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include the '' Alex Rider'' series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, '' The Power of Five'' series (known as '' The Gatekeepers'' in the US), and '' The Diamond Brothers'' series. Horowitz's works for adults include: the play '' Mindgame'' (2001); two Sherlock Holmes novels, '' The House of Silk'' (2011) and '' Moriarty'' (2014); two novels featuring his own detective Susan Ryeland, '' Magpie Murders'' (2016) and '' Moonflower Murders'' (2020); five novels featuring a fictionalised version of himself as a companion and chronicler to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne: '' The Word Is Murder'' (2017), '' The Sentence Is Death'' (2018), ''A Line to Kill'' (2021), ''The Twist of a Knife'' (2022), and ''Close to Death'' (2024). The estate of James Bond creator Ian Fleming chose Horowitz to write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
