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• Twilight rules audio-book downloads at Christmas

  
  FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog — Authority: 133
  A glance at the best-selling science fiction and fantasy downloads on Audible.co.uk shows that Stephenie Meyer’s enormous popularity is also evident amongst those who like to listen to a good story. Twilight and New Moon list #1 and #2 respectively, with Eclipse and Breaking Dawn coming in at #4 and #5. If not for ...
  4 days ago

• Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

  
  Neth Space — Authority: 487
  As I sat down and began writing this review, my first reaction was something like ‘wow, academicals is a real word’ (even Microsoft says as much). It seems to be both a variant of academic and a reference to the clothing/uniform of a formal academic setting. The connotation points to a dusty old variation, reeking ...
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• JL Merrow - The Interview

  
  t5m: Love Personality, Love t5m — Authority: 564
  Tell us a little bit about yourself.Im a writer of romance and erotica, mostly but not exclusively m/m (gay male).  Im quite new to published fiction; my first story came out in June 2009, although Id been dabbling in writing for a couple of years prior to that.  Although most of my published stuff so far has been ...
  6 days ago

• Terry Pratchetts Nation: overpowered by Plasticine

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  In October, we challenged young readers to turn a scene from Terry Pratchetts novel Nation into a film. Mark Ravenhill on how gender-bending and stop-frame animation won the day Not long after I started work on adapting Terry Pratchetts novel Nation for the National theatre, I was approached about a cinema screening ...
  6 days ago

• I like Pratchett liking Sagan

  
  Cogita Tute - Think For Yourself — Authority: 115
  
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• Terry Pratchett on Rising Apes and Falling Angels

  
  educating alice — Authority: 470
  The Guardian Book Club’s most recent title was Terry Pratchett’s Unseen Academicals .  Jokes and rules (mostly of the magical sort) were considered by Professor John Mullan. Pratchett weighed in and the readers did too .  And then there is this:
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• Video: Terry Pratchett on religion: Id rather be a rising ape than a fallen angel

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  At the Guardian Book Club, bestselling author Terry Pratchett gives his views on science and religion John Mullan Andy Gallagher
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• Terry Pratchett

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  The bestselling Discworld author talks to the Guardian book club about Unseen Academicals Andy Gallagher Christian Bennett John Mullan
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• The fantasy genre’s strong showing amongst Amazon’s book and author’s of the decade

  
  FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog — Authority: 133
  The final and penultimate books in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series were the top-selling books of the last decade, according to list released by Amazon. Stephenie Meyer also showed well in the list with three of her vampire romance novels appearing in third, fourth and fifth position.Rowling was, unsurprisingly, ...
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• Enid Blyton joins JK Rowling, Dan Brown in Amazon’s best-selling authors list

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 732
  London, Dec 17 (ANI): Late British writer of children’s novels Enid Blyton has been included in Amazon’s list of best-selling authors along with JK Rowling, Terry Pratchett and Dan Brown.Though Blyton belongs to the past decade, her books however have remained as popular as ever, and her entry into the top 10 was ...
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• Terry Pratchett interview: look what theyve done to my book

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 971
  A stage adaptation of the novel Nation attracted some stinging criticisms - so its author Terry Pratchett went to see what all the fuss was about.
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• Terry Pratchett interview: look what theyve done to my book

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 971
  A stage adaptation of Nation attracted stinging criticism - so its author Terry Pratchett went to see what the fuss was about.
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• Moving Pictures (Terry Pratchett)

  
  Stuff — Authority: 134
  Moving Pictures is one of the stand-alone  Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett [ reviews of the others here ]. Plot: Something gets uncovered in Holy Wood, a small wood near Ankh-Morpork. And next thing you know, alchemist have found a way to make moving pictures (or clicks) and Holy Wood is home to an ...
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• Unseen Academicals: Terry Pratchett

  
  What Kate's Reading — Authority: 410
  The unimaginative still shelve Terry Pratchett in the fantasy aisle. Hopefully it wont take another three hundred years to realize that Pratchetts works are at their very core biting, humorous, and poignant social satire, more in line with Jonathan Swift than any fantasy writer youd care to compare him to. Hes ...
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• Catch the stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Maskerade this Christmas

  
  FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog — Authority: 133
  Why not enjoy a night out at the theatre and watch an amateur production of Terry Pratchett’s Maskerade, adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs.The Ankh-Morpork Opera house has always had a ghost, but it never used to kill people. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, the inquisitive, indomitable (and some would say ...
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• Guardian book club: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

  
  Books: Books blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 129
  As usual with Pratchett, this is wildly eccentric stuff, but its sense of humour makes it hard not to love According to the figures in this biography of Terry Pratchet t – written by his long-standing literary agent Colin Smythe – the writer has sold an astonishing 65m books since 1971. Thats almost one copy for ...
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• Much later in the debate

  
  Bookwitch — Authority: 128
  Where are you? Doing the rounds of Christmas parties, shopping at Waterstone’s or ordering from Amazon in the comfort of your own homes? I was going to continue the debate about bookshops that was in the press a month ago (I know, I got sidetracked). Since then I have a feeling that the interest has moved away from ...
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• Books Galore in the Sunday Salon of December 13th 2009

  
  Graasland — Authority: 123
  A week of plenty. I received two acclaimed books (& other great goodies ) from my Secret Santa Valentina in the Book Blogger Holiday Swap. And I started looking ahead to 2010 by making some reading plans, joining the Women Unbound reading challenge and What’s in a Name #3 . In the meantime I’m slowly ...
  2 weeks ago

• Guardian book club: Terry Pratchett on Unseen Academicals

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  The most recent Discworld novel comes close to magic realism, says Terry Pratchett In the nature of things, readers are often moved to suggest "topics" for my Discword books. This is somewhat depressing, because most people who are not writers fail to understand how writers think, and if it comes to that, so do I. ...
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• Wow.

  
  Graasland — Authority: 123
  Yesterday around 10PM I could no longer stand the pressure and I tore open my two still-wrapped presents from my unveiled Santa. I have to admit Santa had me a wee bit worried by mentioning in her letter that she thought there should be A RULE to make adults read children’s books… Yeah, Santa would say a thing ...
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