National Book Awards Fiction Finalists
October 18th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner The year is 1977 and Reno – so called because of the place of her birth
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The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe by Graham Robb
October 18th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: The idea that became this book arrived one
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
October 13th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a
Worst. Person. Ever. by Douglas Coupland
October 9th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Meet Raymond Gunt. A decent chap who tries
Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Her Son John Julius Norwich by Diana Cooper
October 9th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Lady Diana Cooper was an aristocrat, society darling,
The Circle by Dave Eggers
October 9th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: When Mae Holland is hired to work
High Minds: The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain by Simon Heffer
October 8th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Simon Heffer’s new book forms an ambitious exploration
Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert by John Drury
October 8th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: For the first time, John Drury convincingly integrates
What Should We Tell Our Daughters by Melissa Benn
October 8th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: We have reached a tricky crossroads in modern
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding
October 7th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Fielding introduces us to a whole new
David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling by Malcolm Gladwell
October 7th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Why do underdogs succeed so much more than
In it Together: The Inside Story of the Coalition Government by Matthew D’Ancona
October 7th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Matthew d’Ancona’s In It Together is the revelatory inside story
Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd
October 3rd, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry,
Goat Mountain by David Vann
October 3rd, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: In David Vann’s searing novel Goat Mountain,
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
October 2nd, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: 5 January 1800. At the beginning of a new
Breakfast with Lucian: A Portrait of the Artist by Geordie Greig
October 2nd, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: For ten years Geordie Greig was among a
Empires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WW1′s War Graves by David Crane
October 1st, 2013 | by The Omnivore
| Press reviews | Buy the book | Have your say | Blurb: Before WWI, little provision was made for the
Lucy Ellmann VS Worst. Person. Ever by Douglas Coupland
October 1st, 2013 | by The Omnivore
Lucy Ellmann in The Guardian was not entertained by Douglas Coupland’s Worst. Person. Ever: “Through total immersion in the banality it
Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2013 Shortlist
September 30th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
Read reviews for the books shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, announced 30 September 2013. Empires of the
Randy Boyagoda VS The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
September 30th, 2013 | by The Omnivore
Despite being Man Booker nominated and a National Book Award finalist, The Lowland by Pulitzer Prize winning Jhumpa Lahiri didn’t impress Randy Boyagoda
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