Breaking Literary News! British Manuscripts Online c.1600 - 1900 launched.   
Today (2nd June) sees the launch of British Literary Manuscripts Online c.1600 - 1900, which should prove to be a fascinating resource for obsessive literateurs. It puts online 400,000 pages of manuscripts, letters, diaries and notes by the foremost writers of this period. Unlike Early English Books Online, a vast resource of printed books online, the emphasis is very much on the process of writing rather than the finished polished product.
The resource will first be available to subscribing universities and other …

Every issue we find an exciting new writer whom you should keep an eye on and ask them a few questions.

This issue we are happy to present Kathryn Simmonds, a poet and short story writer whose debut collection of poetry Sunday at the Skin Launderette was published to great critical acclaim and won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

“…I found that if I read quickly enough, I could ignore the quality of the writing and focus on the bubblegum sweet romance and faintly ridiculous but nonetheless gripping action…”

Incisive comments on recently published books. Sharpen your taste here…

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