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Here is the  wonderful review of Should We Fall Behind by Sharon Duggal in The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/02/should-we-fall-behind-by-s...

It will also be in the newspaper on Saturday 5th December.

Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession has been chosen as one of the books of the year in 2020 by contributors to The Times Literary Supplement.

Congratulations to Ronan.

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/books-of-the-year-2020/

Review of Should We Fall Behind by award winning author Preti Taneja.

'Duggal writes about the devestation of vulnerable lives with all the hard-eyed clarity of WILLIAM TREVOR, and as much literary heart as ROHINTON MISTRY - SHOULD WE FALL BEHIND deeply inhabits its world but wears its craft so lightly - it is beautifully observed, suffused with inner-city melancholy and shot through with hope that can only come from random encounters, the small acts of generosity that help strangers to find affinity with each other even in the worst of times.'

You can listen to Heidi James read from her new novel The Sound Mirror on Damian Barr's Literary Salon.

https://www.theliterarysalon.co.uk/podcast

There is a wonderful review in today's Irish Times of The Sound Mirror by Heidi James.

'...hence the giddy feeling one is reading a contemporary feminist novel composed by Sophocles’ sister.’

'It is exhilarating.'

Congratulations to Ronan Hession.

His debut, Leonard and Hungry Paul has been short listed in the 10K Euro, Dalkey Literary Awards, in the emerging writer category. Ronan was to appear at the festival on June 20th. The literary awards will still be taking place online and we wish all the short listed authors the best of luck.

https://www.zurich.ie/dalkey-literary-awards/2020/emerging-writer/shortlist/ronan-hession/

https://www.zurich.ie/dalkey-literary-awards/2020/

Congratulations to Ronan Hession - His novel Leonard and Hungry Paul has been short listed for The Kerry Group Irish Novel of The Year Award - The winner of the 15 Thousand Euro prize will be announced on Wednesday 27th May.

The four other short listees are a stellar list of Irish writers - Edna O'Brien - Mary Costello - Kevin Barry - Jospeh O'Connor.

Fantastic and really pleased for Ronan and Bluemoose too.

Why?

Last week Gracie Cooper from Little Toller contacted me about distribution, bookshop closures and sales falling off a cliff. So we put our heads together and came up with a plan. I asked Ben Myers if he would let us publish a short story.

Of course he said Yes, because he's a star. You can buy it here:

https://www.littletoller.co.uk/

And you'll be helping Little Toller and Bluemoose Books continue to find, nurture and develop great new writers and stories.

Thank you

Kevin, Hetha, Lin, Leonora, Annie.