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."
Read More http://www.thebookseller.com/news/forensic-and-furious-books-orwell-prize.html
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Hitch 22 up for Orwell Prize
March 31, 20112010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced
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Contrarian social critic Christopher Hitchens, rocker Patti Smith and novelist Jonathan Franzen are among the finalists for the 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, it was announced Tuesday. The 31st annual prizes will be awarded at a ceremony at The Times on April 29.
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Hitchens on The Hugh Hewitt Show
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Transcript of Hugh Hewitt's interview with CH on July 8. Aired July 13, 2010.
HH: Special edition of the Hugh Hewitt Show, which I am going to spend entirely with Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair columnist, author of the bestseller, God Is Not Great, and a new extraordinary memoir, Hitch-22. And Christopher Hitchens, welcome back, it’s great to talk with you.
CH: Very nice of you to have me.
HH: Now Christopher, since we last spoke, your illness you disclosed on the web, and people will want to know off the bat how you are doing, and how your treatment is going.
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June 7, 2010June 6, 2010. David Frum speaks with Christopher Hitchens about his new memoir Hitch-22, the legacy of the British Empire and the state of modern Britain. Play 2 Videos.
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