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Book news, looking at some of the best new literature publications, including hardback and paperback release dates, new authors and book award updates.

Kevin Smith brings back The Bionic Man

Cult director and actor Kevin Smith (Mall Rats, Red State) is about to reprieve Steve Austen (not the one that smashed up The Rock in choreographed pseudo-fighting dramatisations during

Kick Ass 2 comic book hardback release date

It’s been nearly four years now since Kick Ass first came out in print, so writer Mark Millar and illustrator John Romita, Jr. have had a fair while to make the sequel

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan paperback release date

Aha! Kiss my face. Mmhh. With typical self aggrandising North Norfolk wit, Alan Partridge is back in the paperback release of I, Partridge:

The Hay Festival celebrates it’s silver jubilee in 2012

Back in the heady heat of the late 80s, the Hay Festival was created pretty much out of nothing more than ingenuity and a congregation around a kitchen table, according the Hay

Tony Parsons heads to Thailand in new paperback release, Catching the Sun

It’s easily one of the most eye catching front covers in literature in recent years and by the sound of things, it’s not the only thing that’s

Yrsa Sigurdardottir The Day Is Dark paperback release

With three previous outings in the Thora Gudmundsdottir, Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s The Day Is Dark paperback release will come as a welcome return for its fans. With an otherworldly setting

The Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Judy Morgan

When you think of a hardback book about the secret life of William Shakespeare you first imagine that it’s going to be a historical book of factual proportions. However, in Judy Morgan’s

Terry Pratchett’s Snuff paperback

Terry Pratchett’s latest Discworld novel, Snuff, has been confirmed for paperback release on the 7th June 2012, just in time for sunshine reading. Pratchett’s 39th Discworld novel, and the 8th of the

Apple iBooks review

Another golden feather in their fruity cap The launch of Apple’s iPad recently may not have been met with much love from us here at Tuppence Magazine, but it’s release has also