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Costa Book of the Year Award 2011

Andrew Miller’s sixth novel, Pure, has won the Costa Book of the Year award, announced last night. Four other titles were in contention for the award: first novel Tiny Sunbirds Far Away by Christie Watson, a biography of poet Edward Thomas Now … Continue reading

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Poets Jo Shapcott and Derek Walcott win awards

Two book prizes were won by poets this week. First, it was announced on Monday that Derek Walcott was the winner of the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry for his collection White egrets (Faber & Faber). Then, the following day, … Continue reading

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