This is such a fabulous story I had to draw everyone's attention to it. Check out the news section to read about Clare Morrall, who's had 4 novels go unpublished and now has hit the Booker shortlist alongside Margaret Atwood and other literary stars. And read an interview with her in today's Guardian tabloid section.

Thanks for this! Going to get it in a mo.

Thanks Anna - Isn't that great! I'm just off to buy the Guardian to read this first hand! Brill!
Andrew )

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I've just read article now - She had been rejected by 33 agents! (that tells you something about agents!)

Yeah, I read about this yesterday on the BBC News website. I suppose I would be more interested had I read any work from any of the authors on the shortlist...

IB, you work far to hard at sounding jaded and cynical...

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I meant 'too', naturally. I need a holiday.

Come on, let's call an orange an orange and remember that I'm also impertinent, misanthropic, arrogant, sceptical and judgemental.

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I'll add the obligatory ;) there just so I'm not taken more seriously than I deserve...

;)

If anyone reads Astonishing Splashes of Colour and fancies reviewing it before I get to it, that'd be interesting. Maybe reviewed alongside the new Amis...

I've ordered it but may take a while! I've just read the new Jim Crace...

Did anyone read last years winner, 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel? I thought it was brilliant.

If it's not already been reviewed, why don't you do it? check out 'Books'. Having been intrigued by the review on this year's Booker winner, Vernon God Little, I'm off to start that, having just finished the truly, truly wonderful Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.

Ah, I'm glad you said that Anna, 'Everything is Illuminated' is currently sitting by my bed, waiting to be started upon.

Enjoy!