Literary Loitering - Irreverent Mockery With Cultural Anarchists

It’s a rather odd world at times, and just when you think you’ve seen it all Microsoft announce a science fiction short story anthology, the skull of the REAL bear called Winnie is to be put on public display, there’s a new non-whitewashed non-racist international cover for the Carter Kane books and more. We also discuss the so-called word of the year - which isn't actually a word at all but who cares about the feelings of people who actually have a vocabulary and aren't afraid to use it. We're not bitter about it at all.

Our featured book is The Compleat Discworld Atlas.

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As far as weird news stories go, we think we’re on to a winner with Marcus Harvey’s sculpture of a naked Margaret Thatcher (with pigs). After that disturbing imagery we discuss Henning Mankell’s memoir “Quicksand”, The Origin of Species, H. P. Lovecraft’s likeness and more.

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We get arty this week with a new two-part Harry Potter play, Neil Gaiman’s “Likely Stories”, Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei’s Lego bricks and more. We also discuss the highest earning dead celebrities.

Our featured books are Half a War by Joe Abercrombie and The Art of Satoshi Kon.

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This week we discuss lots of new things including a new Asterix comic, new short stories by Aleister Crowley, the unbanning of New Zealand young-adult novel Into The River, Penguin’s PR mishap and more. We also have a quiz about autobiographies!

Our featured books are Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capital by Mark Anderson and Mark Jenkins, and The Geek’s Guide to Dating by Eric Smith.

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We're back to talk about more bookish things including George R. R. Martin new short story anthology, the rise in physical books sales at Waterstones, Uri Geller’s bent spoon statue and more. We also discuss TV and film adaptations of books.

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This week we kick things off with an Australian ghost writer beating Stephen King and J. K. Rowling to win the Golden Dagger Award, McDonalds teaming up with Roald Dahl’s to give free books, Julie Schumacher winning the Thurber Prize for American Humour and more. We also take a look at a new collection of the supposedly dullest men in Britain.

Our featured books are Half The World by Joe Abercrombie and Figure Fantasy: Pop Culture Photographs of Daniel Rickard.

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The loiterers are back, and this week we discuss the oldest leather-bound manuscript in the world, a Tintin musical and more. We also have a quiz about presidents of the U.S.A.

Our featured books are Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (The Shattered Sea), and The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway.

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Join the loiterers as they scull aimlessly around the calm waters of books and the arts discussing PD James' millions, Stephen King winning the National Medal of Arts, name-stealing poets, Captain Underpants and a while lot more.

Our featured book is The Shepherd’s Crown by Sir Terry Pratchett.

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This week the tangents hit thick and fast as we try to discuss the nonsense language in "Gulliver's Travels", books that can purify water, the success of "The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep" and more

Our featured books are The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen and The West End Front by Matthew Sweet.

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This week we dive straight into controversy with news about Kat Breslin's World War II romace novel "For Such A Time", the self-published memoirs of Elvis Presley's private nurse, the ongoing fallout from Harper Lee's "Go Set A Watchman" and more.

Our featured book is The Hive Construct by Alexander Maskill.

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