All the latest news from Serpents Tail hot off the press http://www.serpentstail.com/news_events ian@fifty-nine.com en 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=364 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=364 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.' http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=363 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=363 Following her award for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Herta Müller's THE PASSPORT is back in print. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=362 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=362 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=361 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=361 Kate Pullinger's 1800s Egyptian novel is on the longlist of the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=360 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=360 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=346 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=346 Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton has joined the cast of We Need To Talk About Kevin. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=345 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=345 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=336 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=336 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=335 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=335 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=334 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=334 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=330 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=330 Like your news in 140 characters or less? Want to hear the latest inside gossip, win exclusive competitions and generally hob-knob in bytes? http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=331 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=331 2009 sees the second year of Waterstone's New Voices - a highly visible public campaign where they highlight their new writers to watch. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=321 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=321 The 2009 winner of the Word of Mouth category (recommended by readers) is WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=318 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=318 ‘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 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=320 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=320 Dave Zelterman is the author of SMALL CRIMES which has been garnering considerable plaudits and column inches both sides of the Atlantic. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=319 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=319 Francophone Congolese author Alain Mabanckou was lauded at the Jerusalem International Book Fair this month for his ambitious novel BROKEN GLASS. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=317 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=317 The film adaptations of David Peace's RED RIDING begin on Channel 4 on Thursday 5th March. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=322 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=322 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=316 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=316 The late Derek Raymond has been gathering high critical praise for his cult crime FACTORY series. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=315 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=315 Celebrated Melbourne author and poet Dorothy Porter has died at the age of 54 following a long illness. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=314 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=314 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=310 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=310 The only prize in the UK decided by online votes was won last year by Jonathan Trigell's BOY A. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=308 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=308 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=303 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=303 The controversial author of THE SEXUAL LIFE OF CATHERINE M will return in 2009 with a major new book on the subject of jealousy. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=301 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=301 The world's premiere prize for mountain literature has included Jonathan Trigell's CHAM in its 2008 shortlist. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=298 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=298 Christopher Fowler's latest spooky selection of short stories has emerged victorious in the 2008 awards. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=299 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=299 The Irish awards for new writers have announced the shortlist and we are proud as punch to let you know that both Daniel Davies and Aifric Campbell are on the shortlist. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=300 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=300 The author of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN will be one of the panellists on the popular weekly news review radio programme. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=302 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=302 Let's just say... TV... Cinema... Spring 2009... Star-studded... A Who's Who of British acting talent. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=288 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=288 The Wire - it's something like a phenomenon. We are hooked, lined and sinkered. The TV writer Charlie Brooker deserves a knighthood for his championing of this oh-so-worthy cause. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=286 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=286 ... Or at least he was, until last week. For several years, journalist Collin has lived in Tblisi, the Georgian capital. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=287 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=287 THE GOOD PLAIN COOK is this week's BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=284 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=284 Yes, it's happened. We're on there. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=285 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=285 Pete has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contribution to French culture. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=283 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=283 The ubercool online magazine 3:AM recently caught up with Cathi. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=282 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=282 The great BBC Radio 4 show A GOOD READ has selected two Serpent's Tail titles as featured books for July. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=279 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=279 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=280 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=280 As part of the Queen's birthday honours, Serpent's Tail author Alex Wheatle has been awarded an MBE. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=275 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=275 Tired of the mob mentality of the Internet? Think Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point completely misses the point? http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=272 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=272 Ron Butlin's classic story about alcoholism and lost hope is the inspiration for a new play at the Citizen's Theate, Glasgow. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=263 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=263 Serpent's Tail author Ron Butlin has been honoured with the appointment to the role of Makar for Edinburgh. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=264 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=264 Lionel Shriver's prize-winning bestseller, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, is the featured book club choice in the Guardian Review for May. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=265 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=265 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=262 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=262 Charlotte Greig's first novel has been shortlisted for the 2008 Good Housekeeping Book Prize. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=261 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=261 Serpent's Tail author David Peace is to be the subject of a South Bank Show special this coming weekend. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=260 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=260 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=258 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=258 The respected crime critic Marcel Berlins has compiled a list of the top 50 crime writers for the Times of London. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=252 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=252 Rising star Andrew Garfield beat strong competition at last night's Bafta awards to walk away with the Best Actor Prize. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=253 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=253 The television film of Jonathan Trigell's award-winning novel is nominated for seven awards at the 2008 British Academy of Film and Television Awards. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=249 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=249 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=247 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=247 BOY A by Jonathan Trigell has been voted best "book to talk about" in a public poll organised as part of World Book Day. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=246 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=246 None http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=245 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=245 The Horror Writers' Association of America has announced the shortlists for the 2007 Bram Stoker Awards. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=243 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=243 World Book Day has compiled a list of the Top 10 Books to Talk About - including BOY A by Jonathan Trigell. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=238 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=238 Serpent's Tail authors Robert Lewis, John Williams and Lionel Shriver will be appearing at The Laugharne Weekend Festival in West Wales between March 28th and March 30th. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=235 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=235 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=234 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=234 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'. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=230 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=230 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... http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=229 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=229 Serpent's Tail is delighted to announce that Neil Bartlett's SKIN LANE has been shortlisted for the 2007 Costa Novel Award. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=227 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=227 Jeremy Scahill has been awarded a prestigious Lannan Foundation fellowship for his pioneering investigative journalism book BLACKWATER, published by Serpent's Tail (£12.99). http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=222 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=222 Cancel all plans - or failing that, set your Sky Plus box to record - BOY A will be shown on Channel 4 on Monday 26th November at 9pm. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=224 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=224 Jean Hatzfeld, author of A TIME FOR MACHETES and INTO THE QUICK OF LIFE, has been awarded the prestigious French Prix Medici for his third book on the Rwandan genocide. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=223 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=223 Hearty congratulations to long-standing Serpent's Tail translator Nick Caistor on winning the Premio Valle Inclán translation award, for Spanish translation. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=221 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=221 Cathi will be hosting four special programmes on Resonance FM on the late, great Derek Raymond. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=213 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=213 A Channel 4 Films production; Jonathan Trigell's award-winning Boy A is now a major motion picture - screening information below. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=208 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=208 Bethan Roberts' chillingly atmospheric debut has been nominated as Book of the Month for September 2007. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=206 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=206 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. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=205 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=205 The Nobel Prize winner, and Serpent's Tail author, is publishing her latest novel Neid (Envy) online on her website. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=204 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=204 Wizards and quidditch is all very well, but after a certain age, doesn't it all become a bit... well... childish? http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=187 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=187 An explosive account of mercenary involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jeremy Scahill's Blackwater caused a media storm on publication in the US. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=190 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=190 Have A Word Productions have adapted The Pornographer Diaries for the stage - and the play's heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=194 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=194 The Fall will play a special, one-off gig, interspersed with readings from the book, on 1st July. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=181 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=181 We've got a wide range of book events lined up for this year's Edinburgh Festival, from crime in translation to feisty feminist tracts http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=185 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=185 We are very excited to announce that Nicholas Royle's wonderful collection of short stories, 'Mortality', has been shortlisted for the new Edge Hill prize. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=177 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=177 Leading French philosopher Michel Onfray will be in London on 10th May to coincide with publication of his atheist manifesto. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=174 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=174 Vicki is embarking on a major US tour to promote her latest book 'Cruel Poetry'. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=176 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=176 Serpent's Tail is proud to announce the publication of 'Not One of Us' by Ali Dizaei - the controversial story of one man's fight to clear his name. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=156 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=156 Leading Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar is adapting Thierry Jonquet's novel Tarantula - to star Penelope Cruz. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=153 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=153 Danny King's The Burglar Diaries will be televised by the BBC in January as Thieves Like Us. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=149 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=149 Pete Ayrton, publisher of Serpent’s Tail, and Andrew Franklin, publisher of Profile Books, today announced that they are to join forces with the acquisition by Profile Books Ltd of Serpent’s Tail. This brings together two of the most distinctive, highly regarded and fiercely independent small publishers in London. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=148 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=148 The 2007 longlist for the world's richest literary prize, the IMPAC, has been published and Serpent's Tail are delighted to announce that Mercedes-Benz by Pawel Huelle is among the titles nominated. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=145 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=145 Leading independent publisher launches new website with a flurry of special deals and promotions - in time for Christmas! http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=3 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=3 Paul Rambali's Barefoot Runner, a biography of Abebe Bikila, has been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2006. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=4 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=4 Elfriede Jelinek's new novel, Greed, is published this autumn by Serpent's Tail. Jelinek, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004, has dazzled, confused and outraged the critics. Read Greed and see what you think. http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=144 http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=144