'I'm an Australian, I'll always be an Australian. So no matter how familiar America (or at least New York) becomes to me, there is a huge part of it that appears to be alien and mad' ...

Calling all Kids!: Harry Hill Wants Your Jokes

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Calling all kids - Harry Hill wants your funniest jokes. His Whopping Great Joke Book is going to get even 'whoppinger'! So if you want to impress your friends and family and see your funniest jokes in a book, get in touch! Find out how. More

What is Faber Finds?: Over 600 Titles Available

Faber Finds makes forgotten books available once more, printed only on-demand. There are more than six hundred titles to choose from, spanning all genres. Download the full stocklist. More

In Faber Academy ...:

The art of playwriting and the recreation of childhood experiences and memories in fiction are just two of the courses on offer in the ever-expanding Faber Academy. More

Best of the Web: Introducing Pekkala

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From the gulags of Siberia to the office of Stalin ... Inspector Pekkala - known as the Emerald Eye - was once the most famous detective in all Russia, the favourite of the Tsar. Now he is the prisoner of the men he once hunted. Meet the hero of Sam Eastland's compelling new crime series. More

Book of the Week: Apathy for the Devil

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‘The rock writer’s rock writer, Nick Kent lived out a decade anyone would envy. A vivid, unsentimental account sees the author befriend Iggy Pop, date Chrissie Hynde, become a short-lived Sex Pistol ... and develop a taste for excess that rivals his subjects. An extraordinary tale.’  GQ More

Philip Ardagh: World Book Day Author

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Philip Ardagh's The Great Pasta Disaster - another tale of Grubtown mayhem - is one of this year's World Book Day books for the 7+ age group. Ardagh will be appearing at a number of schools around the UK this week and next - follow his progress on his anarchic blog. More

The Thought Fox: The New Faber Blog

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The new Faber blog is where we post interviews and features, news and views, as well as films, audio and anything of interest that catches our eye. Read Q & As with Peter Carey and Maria McCann, follow the Faber New Poets on their tour, and plenty more. More

Coming Soon: Autumn 2010:

Our Autumn Books catalogue has arrived and is available to download now. More

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