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A book list and a control measure

January 26, 2012January 26, 2012 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

I discovered these six books via review publications. I think they offer the promise of good reading and thought I'd share what I've learned. Brief descriptions and links to more information included. Ficion and non-fiction.

Why Ladbrokes suspended Booker bets

October 9, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter

In these final days leading up to the announcement of the Man Booker Prize, Britain's well-known bookmaker stopped accepting wagers on which of the six shortlisted novels would take the award. It's because they experienced "something we have never seen" before.

For your September reading table

August 21, 2010August 21, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter

Promising new novels with diverse plotlines and protagonists, the latter ranging from an Irish Catholic schoolboy to a World War I veteran, a retired Boston farm owner to a five-year-old narrator. Brief synopses and links provide detail.

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