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From Shakespeare to the Restoration, Victorian and modern eras this topic reintroduces some obscure or forgotten authors, who deserve to be neither, while recognising some writers who are household names thanks to Booker and Orange Prizes, literary colonialism or well-earned reputation.

From John Milton and Oscar Wilde to Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen, Nick Hornby and Zadie Smith to Thomas Hardy and James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw and Aldous Huxley to George Eliot and Charlotte Bronte, Ian McEwan and Jeanette Winterson to Salmon Rushdie and Iris Murdoch and dozens of others debuting as we speak, we'll let you know what's hot, what's overrated, and what to buy that reluctant reader.

Post in the discussion forum or email me with your own requests or reviews.

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Sebastian Faulks' Engleby

In: Modern British Fiction

After mixed reviews of his medical novel Human Traces, Sebastian Faulks is back on form with Engleby, recently released in paperback. more...

Sebastian Faulks Bibliography

In: Modern British Fiction

Over the last fifteen years Sebastian Faulks has established himself as one of the most accomplished and successful authors in the UK. more...

Crime Writer Simon Kernick

In: Modern British Fiction

With his seventh book due to be released in paperback in the UK this summer, Kernick has become one of the most successful of the current crop of British crime writers. more...

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist

In: 18th & 19th Century British Fiction

As the BBC launches a new competition to find Nancy and Oliver for Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage show, now is a great time to revisit Charles Dickens' classic novel. more...

Salman Rushdie Biography

In: Modern British Fiction

With Salman Rushdie back in the news as the bookies favourite for the 2008 "Best of Booker" Prize, now is the perfect time to find out more about this great novelist. more...

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May 11, 2008

Hay Festival 2008

Where better to attend a literary festival than a town whose streets are literally lined with books? And the lineup for this year's Hay Festival looks stronger than ever.


The 21st Hay Festival, sponsored by The Guardian, will run from Thursday 22nd May to Sunday 1st June, and will squeeze 477 events into its 11-day run.

Highlights look set to include appearances from literary giants Salman Rushdie, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Will Self, Hanif Kureshi, Louis de Bernieres and Fay Weldon. Poetry fans will be well-served with readings from Lemn Sissay, Roger McGough and Brian Patten.

If your tastes tend towards non-fiction, Jimmy Carter will be talking about conflict resolution and human rights, and there will be contributions from gardener Monty Don, musician Jools Holland and car botherer Jeremy Clarkson.

Parents will be pleased to know there will be plenty going on to keep the kids entertained, with talks by Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger who Came to Tea, and Julia Donaldson, creator of The Gruffalo.

Full details available from the Hay website.

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