Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson won the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind The Scenes At The Museum, and has been a critically acclaimed international author ever since. Her bestselling novels featuring the former private detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, have been adapted into a successful BBC TV series. She was appointed MBE in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List
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Four Random House authors have been awarded honours at this year's The Queen's Birthday Honours. Former Wallaby and bestselling Australian author of BATAVIA, Peter FitzSimons and Kurri Kurri supercross rider, Chad Reed are amongst those to be awarded the Order of Australia. FitzSimons was honoured for his outstanding contributions to sport and literature. He is currently working...
A few months ago, I received a piece of fan mail from another author, which is always a thrill. She wrote to tell me that on finishing her own novel, she read mine, and that the reading of my novel helped her to recharge her writer batteries. I was deeply moved by this because I knew exactly what she meant. As a working, published writer, I write almost every day. Part of me needs to do this;...
Books by Kate Atkinson
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Case Histories
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/12/2011
Now a major BBC1 6-part crime drama series starring Jason Isaacs as former detective Jackson Brodie.
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One Good Turn (Whsmith)
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/12/2011
Now dramatised as Case Histories, a major 6-part BBC1 crime drama series with Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.
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When Will There Be Good News?
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/12/2011
Now a major 6-part BBC1 crime drama series with Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie covering Case Histories, One Good Turn and When Will There Be Good News?
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Case Histories: A Kate Atkinson Box Set: One Good Turn, Case Histories, When Will There Be Good N
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 15/10/2011
CD box set of Kate Atkinson's bestselling Jackson Brodie novels- now dramatised as Case Histories, a major 6-part BBC1 crime drama series.
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Started Early, Took My Dog
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/04/2011
The fourth novel featuring Jackson Brodie from the No.1 bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News?
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Not The End Of The World
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/07/2003
A stunning collection of literary and ultra readable short stories by Whitbread winner Kate Atkinson.
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Emotionally Weird
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 06/04/2001
Third novel by the bestselling author of When Will There Be Good News? - the ultimate (hilarious) 1970s campus novel.
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Human Croquet
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/06/1998
The brilliant second novel from the Richard & Judy winner and Whitbread (now Costa) prizewinner
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Behind The Scenes At The Museum
by Kate AtkinsonPublished: 01/04/1996
Kate Atkinson's brilliant first novel, which won the Whitbread Prize against competition from Salman Rushdie and Roy Hattersley.
