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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
You’d think it was hard enough just being a writer, wouldn’t you? However, an increasing number of writers are voluntarily choosing to make their lives even tougher – by choosing to vanquish their own, personal, …
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
In what is arguably the most significant week in publishing this decade – maybe even this century – we’re giving Apple’s newly launched iPad a rigorous examination – and coming to a surprising verdict – …
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Is online book piracy a good or bad thing for authors? Whichever it is – can we really do anything about it? And what it’s got to do with Cory Doctorow’s sperm count (quite a …
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Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Right! Rip the decorations down, shape up and let’s get serious. Party time’s over (but it was a good one, wasn’t it?). It’s a new year and arguably a new decade – we’re all business …
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
No matter how many Christmas parties you may go to over the festive season, one thing is certain – you’ll never encounter anything quite as spectacular as Litopia After Dark’s annual bash. Featuring Donna Ballman, …
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
The highly popular “Dr. Sue” (Dr. Susan O’Doherty, the writer’s therapist) is our special guest for the year’s penultimate LITOPIA AFTER DARK – next week’s show is our Xmas Party, so expect lots of fun, …
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
With panellists from Norway, England, Florida and India, tonight’s show is the most geographically-diverse we’ve ever had – and as we approach our one hundredth episode, we can modestly congratulate ourselves on being the world’s …
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
You’ll have to forgive Peter his little gaffes tonight: last night was the evening of the Golden Twits Awards in which Litopia triumphed… he’s been up a long time! Fortunately, tonight’s redoubtable and stout-hearted panel …
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Imagine this. You have a letter of acceptance in your hand, and one of rejection… which one are you going to brood over? If you’re like most writers, you’ll take the rejection to heart, while …
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
It’s our Halloween show, and the most horrifying item on tonight’s agenda is unfortunately all too corporeal: one publisher has summarily announced their new e-book royalty rate will be a meagre 20% – not of …
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Things have come to a pretty pass when publishers prefer to issue the minor works of dead authors rather the current work of living writers. But that’s what’s happening in today’s muddled publishing scene: the …
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
The first live LITOPIA AFTER DARK of the season returns with the humongously diverse smorgasbord of ingredients that you’ve come to expect and (we hope) love! Our vintage panel comprises Donna Ballman, Eve Harvey, Dave …
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