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I can’t resist the urge to talk about this incredible novel even though it doesn’t release in English until May. HHhH won the prestigious Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman in 2010. Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature describes it as, ‘Magnificent … unsurpassable … told with grace and elegance … exerts a hypnotic sway over the reader...
I reluctantly started reading Maggie McKellar’s memoir, WHEN IT RAINS, on our publishing director’s recommendation. Although this was an important and big book for us at Random House I was hesitant because on the face of it this sounded like a really sad story and I didn’t know if that’s what I felt like reading. How wrong was I. WHEN IT RAINS is a magnificent,...
The first extract from Dan Brown's latest bestseller appeared in all major News Limited papers today. Part 2 will run tomorrow. THE LOST SYMBOL is being described by The Sydney Morning Herald as 'the most anticipated book since the final in the Harry Potter series.' Read more of their report here >.
William Boyd's stellar review of WANTING is in this week's New York Times. 'In confident, expert hands, fiction can liberate the past and our perception of major (or minor) historical figures in ways that the scholar or journalist must deeply envy. Richard Flanagan is an exemplary case in point.'
THE SELECTED WORKS OF T.S. SPIVET has been hailed as 'a completely original and mind-boggling book, with heart, soul - and maps! I defy anyone not to be hooked and beguiled', as well as, 'This book is genius. It's a Russian doll of a thing - a work of art, an encyclopaedia, and an almost unbearably touching novel.' THE SELECTED WORKS OF T.S. SPIVET is now in all...
Just released in the U.S., reviewers are showering WANTING with praise. Novels work on many levels. You just have to talk to a book group about a book to discover as many variations and perspectives as people in the group. One thing is for sure though; if you love books you will enjoy reading WANTING by Richard Flanagan. Reviewers in Australia and now the U.S. continue...
Stunning debut film rights sold to same team as Twilight. IF I STAY continues to receive fantastic reviews, both here and overseas. Yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph picked it as their ‘Must Read’ title and had this to say: 'There are no vampires in this teen story but there is a spirit, which should appeal to the Twilight crowd (and film rights have already been sold to...
Richard Flanagan’s remarkable novel WANTING was showered with critical acclaim and bestseller status when published in Australia last November. It has just released in the U.S. to stunning reviews. This is what the LA Times says. Read more about Richard Flanagan here >
