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The New Torchlight List: In Search of the Best Modern Authors
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The New Torchlight List: In Search of the Best Modern Authors
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jim Flynn
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:392 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 177,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Creative writing and creative writing guides |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781927249444
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| Classifications | Dewey:011.73 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Awa Press
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| Imprint |
Awa Press
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| Publication Date |
15 August 2016 |
| Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
Writers' festivals, TV book shows, radio interviews, book clubs, TED Talks-today's novelists are a travelling roadshow. New books and their authors are thrown to the wolves, aka reviewers, to be savaged, praised to the skies, or sadly just ignored. In the midst of all this, how can the bewildered booklover decide what to read? Jim Flynn tackles the question head-on in this racy, funny, no-holds-barred book, the sequel to his bestseller The Torchlight List. Flynn spent 6 years reading nearly 400 books by modern authors, including many new works in translation. Are the authors who receive all the hype really the best? Who's worth reading and who's not? Readers will be shocked, surprised and sometimes enraged by Flynn's audacious opinions. Above all they will be inspired, as we have been at Awa Press, to try many new authors and read new work by authors we have loved in the past.
Author Biography
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Reviews"Those wanting some starting texts will be informed, and avid readers will enjoy agreeing or disagreeing with his selections . . . a great read, and conversation starter." --Helen Speirs, Otago Daily Times
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