http://www.newstin.com/us/JOHN_BANVILLE Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80599162 Every book needs an ending - even ones that are given away, says Alex Clark There are people who mind terribly if you return a book to them with any evidence that you have even opened it, let alone read it through; and there... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:12:22 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80599162 2008-10-10T23:12:22Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80707503 At last, the judges can pick a popular winner, says Michael Prodger. The Man Booker Prize is 40 years old on Tuesday, and this year’s judges have a venerable tradition to uphold: picking the wrong winner. In 2006, Kiran Desai's... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80707503 2008-10-11T00:01:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80358746 I got this from my good friend Ted . Name a book you have read MORE than once There are only a couple of books I go back to compulsively and read just for the sheer fun of it, of experiencing the book again: Until I shuffle off... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:10:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80358746 2008-10-09T21:10:45Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80230442 by Benjamin Black (Picador, £12.99) by Claire Allfree - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 This is the third novel by Booker award-winning author John Banville under his crime thriller pseudonym Benjamin Black. Unlike the previous two... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:35:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80230442 2008-10-09T08:35:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80211023 The Booker Prize, which will be awarded on 14 October, is 40 years old, but it wasn't always the 600lb gorilla of literary prizes. John Sutherland recalls how a demure award came to embrace the values of the Thatcherite... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:55:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80211023 2008-10-09T08:55:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/78909779 It's always good to see a new literary journal starting up, but to my mind this one couldn't be more exciting. The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing this week launches The Manchester Review, edited by the... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:38:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/78909779 2008-10-02T10:38:34Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/78942276 Mandatory reporting considered for missing data | New John Banville excerpt available online | Landline numbers to get extra digits | Placenames website seeks to settle arguments | Rumbo trumps Ryanair in screenscraper dispute Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:49:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/78942276 2008-10-02T16:49:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/78544931 Fans of Booker Prize winner John Banville can today read the first chapter of his forthcoming novel for free. The Irish novelist’s new book, 'The Sinking City', is available to view online on a new literary journal launched... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:29:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/78544931 2008-10-01T10:29:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77919110 Declan Hughes reviewed Benny Blanco’s THE LEMUR for the Irish Times yesterday, and I choked so hard on my cornflakes I needed a good Heimliching from a 300-pound gorilla. To wit: “This is not Banville writing as Black,... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:39:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77919110 2008-09-28T18:39:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77483998 This week's edition of Time Out Chicago features a great story on the press's re-publication of the Parker novels—a series of crime novels by Donald Westlake (aka Richard Stark) that follow the exploits of a master thief... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:25:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77483998 2008-09-22T16:25:17Z