What with Leveson, Hunt, Murdoch... to say nothing of a double-dip recession... there's way too much bad news around... so enough already! When life gets excessively glum - it's time for us to dig out Litopia's infamous Ant Game... which is exactly what we've done tonight, for your aural bliss.
We're delighted to be joined by Anna Raverat, whose first book Signs of Life is impressing everyone... and Simon Cheshire, too - author of the bestselling Saxby Smart private detective series, and the just-published and highly-recommended You've Got To Read This: A Beginner's Guide To Great Writers And The History Of Books.
Presented by Peter Cox with Dave Bartram and featuring the beguiling Ali Gardiner in the chat room.
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This special video edition of Litopia After Dark features acclaimed espionage writer and expert, Nigel West. "His information is so precise" writes The Sunday Times "that many people believe he is the unofficial historian of the secret services."
Nigel's controversial books invariably hit the headlines. His greatest coup was tracking down the wartime double agent GARBO, who was reported to have died in Africa in 1949. In fact, Nigel traced him to Venezuela, and they then collaborated on the bestseller GARBO.
Topics covered include the Profumo affair, the bizarre death of MI6 employee Gareth Williams, the KGB and the GRU, the Maastricht treaty, UKIP, Venona, JBS Haldane, Robert Maxwell and "Have I Got News For You". Nigel was awarded the US Association of Former Intelligence Officers' first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award, and you can find more information on all his titles at his website, nigelwest.com
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This special video edition of Litopia After Dark features acclaimed espionage writer and expert, Nigel West. "His information is so precise" writes The Sunday Times "that many people believe he is the unofficial historian of the secret services."
Nigel's controversial books invariably hit the headlines. His greatest coup was tracking down the wartime double agent GARBO, who was reported to have died in Africa in 1949. In fact, Nigel traced him to Venezuela, and they then collaborated on the bestseller GARBO.
Topics covered include the Profumo affair, the bizarre death of MI6 employee Gareth Williams, the KGB and the GRU, the Maastricht treaty, UKIP, Venona, JBS Haldane, Robert Maxwell and "Have I Got News For You". Nigel was awarded the US Association of Former Intelligence Officers' first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award, and you can find more information on all his titles at his website, nigelwest.com
Presented by Peter Cox and featuring the tantalizing Ali Gardiner in the chat room.
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In the week that Microsoft bought a fifth of Barnes & Noble’s digital businesses, and we learned that e-books sales grew 360% in the UK last year, we thought at The Naked Book we’d ignore all that - and focus on 'mummy porn'.
Why? Well, it was the public wot did it. Four pence in every pound spent on a book last week went on the adventures of Anastasia Steele and the manipulative billionaire Christian Grey: whose dangerous couplings take place in E L James' Twilight-inspired trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed. The erotic hits are revitalizing a genre gone flaccid, and prompting publishers to unsheathe their erotic back-list.
Scott Pack, publisher at HarperCollins imprint The Friday Project, was so excited he decided to 'do' the show naked. Dr Brooke Magnanti, formerly known as the blogger and call-girl Belle de Jour, suggested playing a drinking game. Needless to say the innuendos, along with the liquor flowed freely.
The discussion, ably assisted by regulars Sam Missingham and Catherine Neilan was, ahem, deep. Hopefully most of the smut will get past the censors. Maybe some of the insight too. The big Question from the show - we don't like "mummy porn". What shall we call it instead?
Presented by Philip Jones, deputy editor of The Bookseller.
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What with Leveson, Hunt, Murdoch... to say nothing of a double-dip recession... there's way too much bad news around... so enough already! When life gets excessively glum - it's time for us to dig out Litopia's infamous Ant Game... which is exactly what we've done tonight, for your aural bliss.
We're delighted to be joined by Anna Raverat, whose first book Signs of Life is impressing everyone... and Simon Cheshire, too - author of the bestselling Saxby Smart private detective series, and the just-published and highly-recommended You've Got To Read This: A Beginner's Guide To Great Writers And The History Of Books.
Presented by Peter Cox with Dave Bartram and featuring the beguiling Ali Gardiner in the chat room.
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Philip Reeve is one of the godfathers of steampunk (although today he's somewhat allergic to that word) with his massively successful Mortal Engines series. One of the most enduringly popular of all YA authors, Philip's fans are everywhere - especially in our chat room tonight, as they bombard him with questions! His most recent book, Goblins, has just been published - and has been snapped up by Hollywood. If you love Philip's books or love steampunk, sci-fi or indeed write it - this show is a classic.
Presented by Peter Cox with Dave Bartram and featuring the beguiling Ali Gardiner in the chat room.
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