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Ridley Scott to remake David Peace's RED RIDING

27 November 2009

News Item Image Text The director of Blade Runner, Gladiator and Alien is to take David Peace's RED RIDING books, relocate them to the US, and remake them for cinema. read more

Kate Pullinger wins the Canadian GOVERNOR GENERAL's prize for THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING

18 November 2009

News Item Image Text Kate Pullinger has been announced as the recipient of the 2009 Governor General's Prize for THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING. 'A highly sensual evocation of place and time, Kate Pullinger’s The Mistress of Nothing is a journey down the Nile that explores the subtle complexities of power, race, class and love during the Victorian era.' read more

Herta Müller's THE PASSPORT excerpted on the Nobel Prize website

16 November 2009

News Item Image Text Following her award for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Herta Müller's THE PASSPORT is back in print. read more

Serpent's Tail author HERTA MÜLLER wins the Nobel Prize for Literature 2009

8 October 2009

News Item Image Text Romanian-born, German author Herta Müller has been named as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her book THE PASSPORT is a Serpent's Tail translation by Martin Chalmers - reprinting within 1 week of the prize announcement. read more

Congrats to Kate Pullinger: Giller Prize longlisted for THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING

23 September 2009

News Item Image Text Kate Pullinger's 1800s Egyptian novel is on the longlist of the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada. read more

We Need To Talk About Tilda

19 June 2009

News Item Image Text Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton has joined the cast of We Need To Talk About Kevin. read more

Danny King's real life romance

19 June 2009

News Item Image Text Lad lit author Danny King is not known for his softer side, but those who have met him can vouch that Danny's a real sweetie. read more

WAR DAMAGE garners great reviews

11 May 2009

News Item Image Text Elizabeth Wilson's second novel WAR DAMAGE has been impressing the critics across the press in the UK. An atmospheric post-War thriller set in bomb-damaged London, its cast of characters and heightened suspense are winning acclaim. read more

THE LAST SUPPER wins the Found in Translation Prize 2009

8 May 2009

News Item Image Text THE LAST SUPPER by Polish author Pawel Huelle, along with its translator, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, has been awarded the Found in Translation Prize. The award ceremony takes place on Wednesday 13th May. read more

Serpent's Tail publishes OPEN VEINS OF LATIN AMERICA

8 May 2009

News Item Image Text The political firecracker that has shaped the political beliefs of left leaning Latin Americans since its publication in 1971 is to be published in the UK by Serpent's Tail. read more

Alain Mabanckou rocks the Guardian Unlimited podcast

8 April 2009

News Item Image Text Mr out-till-4am-the-only-holes-in-my-shoes-are-from-dancing-Alain Mabanckou was in town recently - and charmed the birds from the trees. read more

We're all a-TWITTER

8 April 2009

News Item Image Text Like your news in 140 characters or less? Want to hear the latest inside gossip, win exclusive competitions and generally hob-knob in bytes? read more

Amanda Smyth is one of Waterstone's New Voices 2009

27 February 2009

News Item Image Text 2009 sees the second year of Waterstone's New Voices - a highly visible public campaign where they highlight their new writers to watch. read more

Lionel Shriver's WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN wins Coventry Inspiration Book Award 2009

27 February 2009

News Item Image Text The 2009 winner of the Word of Mouth category (recommended by readers) is WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver. read more

Amanda Smyth reads from BLACK ROCK

27 February 2009

News Item Image Text ‘Amanda Smyth writes like a descendant of Jean Rhys. BLACK ROCK is a powerful cocktail of heat and beautiful coolness, written in a heady, mesmerising yet translucent prose which marks Smyth out as a born novelist’ Ali Smith read more

Dave Zeltserman reads from PARIAH

27 February 2009

News Item Image Text Dave Zelterman is the author of SMALL CRIMES which has been garnering considerable plaudits and column inches both sides of the Atlantic. read more

Alain Mabanckou's BROKEN GLASS wins at Jerusalem Bookfair

27 February 2009

News Item Image Text Francophone Congolese author Alain Mabanckou was lauded at the Jerusalem International Book Fair this month for his ambitious novel BROKEN GLASS. read more

RED RIDING - starts 5th March on Channel 4

27 February 2009

News Item Image Text The film adaptations of David Peace's RED RIDING begin on Channel 4 on Thursday 5th March. read more

THE SEMANTICS OF MURDER is one of Joseph O'Connor's Books of the Year 2008

6 January 2009

News Item Image Text Aifric Campbell's literary thriller, THE SEMANTICS OF MURDER has been chosen by Irish novelist Joseph O'Connor as one of his highlights of 2008. read more

THE NATION magazine runs a major feature on Derek Raymond

6 January 2009

News Item Image Text The late Derek Raymond has been gathering high critical praise for his cult crime FACTORY series. read more

Remembering Dorothy Porter 1954 - 2008

12 December 2008

News Item Image Text Celebrated Melbourne author and poet Dorothy Porter has died at the age of 54 following a long illness. read more

Pawel Huelle's CASTORP longlisted for the IMPAC award

14 November 2008

News Item Image Text The acclaimed Polish author Pawel Huelle has been longlisted for the IMPAC award, for his novel based on Hans Castorp from Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. read more

3 Titles on SPREAD THE WORD Prize longlist - vote now

14 November 2008

News Item Image Text The only prize in the UK decided by online votes was won last year by Jonathan Trigell's BOY A. read more

David Peace's Red Riding books to be a major Channel 4 Film Series in Spring 2009

13 October 2008

News Item Image Text Commissioned by Channel 4, Revolution Films are producing three feature films based on the Red Riding Quartet, to be premiered at the Berlin Film Festival before a UK premiere on Channel 4 in Spring 2009, with a theatrical release likely to follow. read more

Serpent's Tail to publish Catherine Millet's book on jealousy in 2009

8 October 2008

News Item Image Text The controversial author of THE SEXUAL LIFE OF CATHERINE M will return in 2009 with a major new book on the subject of jealousy. read more

CHAM is shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize

8 October 2008

News Item Image Text The world's premiere prize for mountain literature has included Jonathan Trigell's CHAM in its 2008 shortlist. read more

PSST... Hot Gossip on the RED RIDING QUARTET

14 August 2008

News Item Image Text Let's just say... TV... Cinema... Spring 2009... Star-studded... A Who's Who of British acting talent. read more

Join the Friends of Serpent's Tail on FACEBOOK

14 August 2008

News Item Image Text Yes, it's happened. We're on there. read more

Serpent's Tail publisher PETE AYRTON is honoured by the French Government

17 July 2008

News Item Image Text Pete has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contribution to French culture. read more

From the photographer of THE DRAG KING BOOK comes FEMMES OF POWER

27 June 2008

News Item Image Text Del LaGrace Volcano is the acclaimed photographer behind THE DRAG KING BOOK - photos from which featured in, and were the inspiration for, an episode in Sex and the City. read more

Alex Wheatle is awarded an MBE

19 June 2008

News Item Image Text As part of the Queen's birthday honours, Serpent's Tail author Alex Wheatle has been awarded an MBE. read more

Lee Siegel rages AGAINST THE MACHINE on the Guardian website

27 May 2008

News Item Image Text Tired of the mob mentality of the Internet? Think Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point completely misses the point? read more

Ron Butlin is the Makar of Edinburgh

22 May 2008

News Item Image Text Serpent's Tail author Ron Butlin has been honoured with the appointment to the role of Makar for Edinburgh. read more

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN is the Guardian Review BookClub Choice

22 May 2008

News Item Image Text Lionel Shriver's prize-winning bestseller, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, is the featured book club choice in the Guardian Review for May. read more

Watch out Istanbul, there's a new detective in town!

15 May 2008

News Item Image Text Mehmet Murat Somer, author of THE PROPHET MURDERS, was in town recently to launch his fizzy detective novel - the first in a long series we're happy to report. read more

A Girl's Guide to Modern European Philosophy is shortlisted for the Good Housekeeping Book Award

12 May 2008

News Item Image Text Charlotte Greig's first novel has been shortlisted for the 2008 Good Housekeeping Book Prize. read more

South Bank Show to feature David Peace

11 May 2008

News Item Image Text Serpent's Tail author David Peace is to be the subject of a South Bank Show special this coming weekend. read more

Download a BOY A guide for reading groups here today

24 April 2008

News Item Image Text It's a book that refuses to leave you once you've started it, and one of the few that deserves that much bandied about term - unputdownable. read more

The Times names 50 best crime writers - 4 are Serpent's Tail authors

21 April 2008

News Item Image Text The respected crime critic Marcel Berlins has compiled a list of the top 50 crime writers for the Times of London. read more

Andrew Garfield wins best actor Bafta for BOY A

21 April 2008

News Item Image Text Rising star Andrew Garfield beat strong competition at last night's Bafta awards to walk away with the Best Actor Prize. read more

SWANSEA TERMINAL is longlisted for the Wales Book of the Year prize

17 March 2008

News Item Image Text The second book from Robert Lewis, SWANSEA TERMINAL follows his debut THE LAST LLANELLI TRAIN, both of which feature hard-drinking, tough-living private detective Robert Llewellyn, or Magnum to his friends. read more

CASTORP is shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize

25 January 2008

News Item Image Text After his earlier novel, MERCEDES-BENZ making the IFF shortlist in 2006, we are delighted to announce that Pawel Huelle's CASTORP has been included on the longlist. read more

CRUEL POETRY is shortlisted for an Edgar

21 January 2008

News Item Image Text The prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Awards are the annual prizes nominated by the Mystery Writers of America organisation. Vicki Hendricks' erotic noir thriller, CRUEL POETRY has been nominated in the 'Best Paperback Original Category'. read more

And the winner is... Books of the Year mentions

20 December 2007

News Item Image Text It's annual round-up time, when newspapers and magazines ask reviewers, writers and all-round mavens to nominate their books of the year. We've had an embarassment of riches this year - mentions include... read more

David Peace is GQ Writer of the Year

21 September 2007

News Item Image Text Included among GQ's recipients of Men of the Year Awards 2007 were Kanye West (International Man of the Year), Michael Caine (Lifetime Achievement) - and none other than David Peace. read more


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Cathi Unsworth & David Peace at Waterstone's Notting Hill Gate

29 April 2010

News Item Image Text Sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the spring - two of the best British crime novelists in conversation. read more

Elizabeth Wilson & Cathi Unsworth at WISE WORDS festival

13 March 2010

News Item Image Text CATHI UNSWORTH and ELIZABETH WILSON discuss writing thrillers read more

Cathi Unsworth at AVANT-NOIR: Part of the London Word Festival

12 March 2010

News Item Image Text London's leading lady of noir-lit will be reading from BAD PENNY BLUES as part of the London Word Festival on 12th March. read more

Pawel Huelle at Jewish Book Week

This event has now taken place

News Item Image Text Pawel Huelle has a cult following both in Poland and internationally. A novelist, playwright and newspaper columnist, he worked for Solidarity, was a university lecturer in philosophy and head of Gdansk’s local television channel. read more

Amanda Smyth at Lancaster Lit Fest

This event has now taken place

News Item Image Text The author of Black Rock will be appearling alongside to Monique Roffey as part of the Lit Fest on 17th March. read more


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