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Our bestselling authors include Ian Rankin and Harlan Coben in the crime arena, Maeve Binchy and Kate Mosse on the fiction side, Michael Palin and Richard Hammond in non-fiction, cutting- edge SF and fantasy authors Robert Rankin and Stephen Baxter and children's series such as Horrid Henry and Charmseekers.
The Lost Man Booker Prize of 1970
Troubles by J.G. Farrell has been included in the longlist for the Lost Man Booker Prize, an exciting one-off award to honour those books published in 1970.
Due to rule changes in the prize, an entire year’s worth of fiction missed out on an opportunity to win the Booker Prize. Now, 40 years later, these books will finally get the recognition they’re long overdue! The shortlist will be selected by a panel of 3 judges and announced in March, after which a public vote will decide the ultimate winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize.
Troubles is the first book in what has been called Farrell’s ‘Empire Trilogy’. The series is completed with The Singapore Grip (1978) and second book, The Siege of Krishnapur won the Booker Prize in 1973.
While the novels form a trilogy in that they deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule, each book can be enjoyed independently of the others.
We talk to Belle!
Hot-off-the-presses, Danuta Kean has just caught up with Dr Brooke Magnanti for a revealing chat about being Belle, media bombshells and Billie Piper.
Read the full interview
And don't miss Billie in series three of The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, which returns to ITV2 on Thursday, 28 January at 10.00 pm.
You can get all the highlights of Belle de Jour’s adventures in Belle's Best Bits: A London Call Girl Reveals Her Favourite Adventures, now available in paperback!
Roman Mysteries author, Caroline Lawrence, raises money to save Colchester's Roman Circus
Come and meet Caroline Lawrence, children’s author of the hugely successful Roman Mysteries books and television series, as she brings to life the excitement and danger of the chariot races at the Roman circus.
Friday 19th February 2.00pm at The Arts Centre Colchester. Tickets available online at www.colchesterartscentre.com or by phone on 01206 500900.
Anna Richardson's Body Blitz Diet
Anna's Body Blitz Diet has crashed into the bestseller list at number 7 after a publicity blitz across print and broadcast media.
Anna's 4 part TV series 'My Big Fat Diet Show' can be seen on Channel 4, with 'Supersize vs Superskinny' back in February.
VIDEO: watch Anna cook a quick and easy, waistline-friendly prawn curry
Diana Gabaldon on tour
International bestseller Diana Gabaldon has been in the UK to promote book 7 in the Outlander series – An Echo in the Bone.
Diana's tour centred on Scotland with sell out events in Ayr and Inverness and lunchtime signings in Aberdeen and Ebinburgh. Diana also made a special trip to Sheffield University while she was here. An Echo in the Bone has gone straight into the bestseller list at number 2.
Download a PDF extract from An Echo in the Bone Read an interview with Diana Gabaldon VIDEO: Diana Gabaldon talks about the Outlander series SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY interview with Diana Gabaldon
The Hairy Bikers are back
Mums Know Best is the Hairy Bikers brand new TV show. Si and Dave celebrate the best of home cooking and challenge viewers to share their family recipes with the nation. The first two episodes ('Family Favourites' & 'Picnics') have been huge successes with nearly 4 million viewers per show.
The book of series Mums Know Best: The Hairy Bikers' Family Cookbook is published on Thursday 14 January and has already reached number 1 on Amazon based purely on pre-orders. Si and Dave will be signing copies at events across the country at the end of January so pop along and meet the Bikers at your local bookshop.
Mums Know Best continues on BBC 2 on Tuesday evenings at 8.00pm until 9 February.
TV Book Club selections
Don’t know about you but here at Orion we were thrilled to hear that the team behind Richard & Judy’s Book Club have launched a new show, the TV Book Club, to review "the most compelling reads for 2010".
Don’t miss the first episode on 17th January. And make sure to come back on 7th March when they will be discussing The Way Home by George Pelecanos and 14th March for Wedlock by Wendy Moore.
Find out more about our selections
International Bridge Press Association’s 2009 Book of the Year Award
Right Through the Pack Again, an important book in the Master Bridge Series, is joint winner of the prestigious International Bridge Press Association’s 2009 Book of the Year Award.
Written by Ron Klinger, regarded as one of the world’s leading bridge writers and teachers, Right Through the Pack Again is a completely new version of a great classic.
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The Steel Remains t-shirts
Richard Morgan, author of The Steel Remains, is taking part in a fundraising venture for The National Association to Protect Children in the USA. The charity is selling t-shirts that feature fictional businesses from popular novels.
Find out more about the Kiriath Steel t-shirt