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CHRISTINE MANGAN Palace of the Drowned. Reviewed by Airlie Lawson

CHRISTINE MANGAN Palace of the Drowned. Reviewed by Airlie Lawson

by NRB | 24 Aug 2021 | Fiction | 0 comments

Christine Mangan weaves a tale of Venice, writers and publishing in her latest novel. Christine Mangan is the American author of the bestselling and widely praised debut Tangerine, a literary thriller largely set in Tangier in 1956. That book was sold in a...
JEANINE CUMMINS American Dirt. Reviewed by Robert Goodman

JEANINE CUMMINS American Dirt. Reviewed by Robert Goodman

by NRB | 11 Feb 2020 | Fiction | 1 comment

Jeanine Cummins’s novel about the journey of a Mexican mother and son fleeing to the US has sparked a storm of controversy. American Dirt opens with a scene that is as shocking as it is gripping. Eight-year-old Luca is going to the toilet when a bullet fired...
TOBY FABER Faber & Faber: The untold story. Reviewed by Ann Skea

TOBY FABER Faber & Faber: The untold story. Reviewed by Ann Skea

by NRB | 12 Sep 2019 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Toby Faber delivers a slice of publishing history replete with (now) famous authors. Toby Faber is the grandson of Geoffrey Faber who, in 1929, established the publishing firm Faber & Faber. He tells the story of Faber & Faber mostly through original...
NRB Editors remember literary agent and friend Rose Creswell

NRB Editors remember literary agent and friend Rose Creswell

by NRB | 2 May 2017 | Non-fiction | 10 comments

Trailblazing literary agent Rosemary Creswell died on 19 April 2017 after a long illness.  Jean and Linda each pay tribute. Linda Funnell: Eulogy given at Rose’s funeral on 28 April 2017  Dear Rose, how lucky I was to know you. How lucky we all were to...
             

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