March 31, 2011 - Katie Allen
"Titles on feminism, New Labour and the life and times of Christopher Hitchens have been longlisted for the 2011 Orwell Prize for political writing.
The announcement was made at an event on Wednesday [30th March].
Eighteen titles including Natasha Walters' Living Dolls (Virago), Whatever It Takes: The Real Story of Gordon Brown and New Labour by Steve Richards (Fourth Estate) and Hitch 22 by Christopher Hitchens (Atlantic) are all longlisted for the £3,000 book prize."
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4 comments:
Congrats Hitch!
We sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to write books on our behalf.
I hope he wins it!
mr.hitch
this is the guy u met at yale with the crazy parents(pentecostals) that ask u for an advice. how are ya! i continue to follow u and your fearless work. bravo. u deserve it!
elvin roman-
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