Stranger Than... a series of 15 non-fiction classics, coming to a bookseller near you. To mark the collection’s launch, Perennial, Foyles and 5th Estate organised a collaborative day-long celebration, where a host of published writers and book industry folk discussed how non-fiction works, how to write non-fiction and why the format is so successful. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ Arts 5th Estate http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-gb Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 info@fifthestate.co.uk (5th Estate) Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 info@fifthestate.co.uk yada yada productions A day of events to celebrate non-fiction writing. Stranger Than... a series of 15 non-fiction classics, coming to a bookseller near you. To mark the collection’s launch, Perennial, Foyles and 5th Estate organised a collaborative day-long celebration, where a host of published writers and book industry folk discussed how non-fiction works, how to write non-fiction and why the format is so successful. artist,author,autobiography,childhood,non-fiction,fiction,Foyles,writing,fifth,estate,fifthestate,yada,yadayada 5th Estate info@fifthestate.co.uk Stranger Than... no http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/FifthEstate/feed/StrangerThan_sm.jpg http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ Stranger Than... 144 144 Stranger Than... Part one of two Autumn podcasts from Nigel Slater. http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ info@harpercollins.co.uk Arts http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/NigelSlater/audio/NigelSlaterPodcast5.mp3 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Part one of two Autumn podcasts from Nigel Slater. Part one of two Autumn podcasts from Nigel Slater. 00:05:48 Nigel,Slater,food,cooking,recipes,cookery,Harper,Collins,yadayada,yada Harper Collins Publishing no Part one of two Autumn podcasts from Nigel Slater. Second Autumn podcast from Nigel Slater. http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ info@harpercollins.co.uk Arts http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/NigelSlater/audio/NigelSlaterPodcast6.mp3 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Second Autumn podcast from Nigel Slater. Second Autumn podcast from Nigel Slater. 00:05:07 Nigel,Slater,food,cooking,recipes,cookery,Harper,Collins,yadayada,yada Harper Collins Publishing no Second Autumn podcast from Nigel Slater. Part one of two Spring podcasts from Nigel Slater. http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ info@harpercollins.co.uk Arts http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/NigelSlater/audio/NigelSlaterPodcast1.mp3 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Part one of two Spring podcasts from Nigel Slater. Part one of two Spring podcasts from Nigel Slater. 00:05:42 Nigel,Slater,food,cooking,recipes,cookery,Harper,Collins,yadayada,yada Harper Collins Publishing no Part one of two Spring podcasts from Nigel Slater. Second Spring podcast from Nigel Slater. http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ info@harpercollins.co.uk Arts http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/NigelSlater/audio/NigelSlaterPodcast2.mp3 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Second Spring podcast from Nigel Slater. Second Spring podcast from Nigel Slater. 00:04:55 Nigel,Slater,food,cooking,recipes,cookery,Harper,Collins,yadayada,yada Harper Collins Publishing no Second Spring podcast from Nigel Slater. What are the differences in approaching the personal memoir and the political biography? Jung Chang was catapulted to international fame with her autobiography Wild Swans, first published in 1991. Since then, she has gone on to write a bestselling political biography Mao. Jung Chang will talk about her path to becoming a writer, and how Wild Swans allowed her to write about one of the world’s most mysterious leaders. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ info@fifthestate.co.uk Arts http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/FifthEstate/audio/ThePersonalandthePolitical.mp3 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 What are the differences in approaching the personal memoir and the political biography? What are the differences in approaching the personal memoir and the political biography? Jung Chang was catapulted to international fame with her autobiography Wild Swans, first published in 1991. Since then, she has gone on to write a bestselling political biography Mao. Jung Chang will talk about her path to becoming a writer, and how Wild Swans allowed her to write about one of the world’s most mysterious leaders. 00:04:06 artist,author,autobiography,childhood,non-fiction,fiction,Foyles,writingfifth,estate,fifthestate,yada,yadayada 5th Estate no What are the differences in approaching the personal memoir and the political biography? How do you teach someone to write non-fiction? Join us for a unique chance to hear Kathryn Hughes and Richard Holmes, both Professors at of the Life Writing Course at UEA, discuss the process of writing creative biography. Both Kathryn and Richard are successful biographers and renowned experts in their field. They are joined by two UEA graduates, Leonora Klein whose first book, a biography of Albert Pierrepoint was published in October 2006 and Druin Burch whose biography of surgeon Astley Cooper has just been published. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ info@fifthestate.co.uk Arts http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/FifthEstate/audio/ALifeWritingMasterclass.mp3 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 How do you teach someone to write non-fiction? How do you teach someone to write non-fiction? Join us for a unique chance to hear Kathryn Hughes and Richard Holmes, both Professors at of the Life Writing Course at UEA, discuss the process of writing creative biography. Both Kathryn and Richard are successful biographers and renowned experts in their field. They are joined by two UEA graduates, Leonora Klein whose first book, a biography of Albert Pierrepoint was published in October 2006 and Druin Burch whose biography of surgeon Astley Cooper has just been published. 00:57:18 artist,author,autobiography,childhood,non-fiction,fiction,Foyles,writingfifth,estate,fifthestate,yada,yadayada 5th Estate no How do you teach someone to write non-fiction? Many of the great narrative non-fiction books have been translated from the book to the screen. What makes a good film adaptation and how does a producer identify and adapt a book for the screen? Alexander Masters and Kathryn Hughes have been heavily involved in adapting their biographies, respectively Stuart and The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton for television. Simon Singh won a BAFTA for his documentary on Fermat’s Last Theorem, which he followed up with his book on the same subject. They are joined by Pippa Harris of Neal Street Productions, producer of Stuart. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ info@fifthestate.co.uk Arts http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/FifthEstate/audio/FromthePagetotheScreen.mp3 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 What makes a good film adaptation and how does a producer identify and adapt a book for the screen? Many of the great narrative non-fiction books have been translated from the book to the screen. What makes a good film adaptation and how does a producer identify and adapt a book for the screen? Alexander Masters and Kathryn Hughes have been heavily involved in adapting their biographies, respectively Stuart and The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton for television. Simon Singh won a BAFTA for his documentary on Fermat’s Last Theorem, which he followed up with his book on the same subject. They are joined by Pippa Harris of Neal Street Productions, producer of Stuart. 00:54:14 artist,author,autobiography,childhood,non-fiction,fiction,Foyles,writingfifth,estate,fifthestate,yada,yadayada 5th Estate no What makes a good film adaptation and how does a producer identify and adapt a book for the screen? What are the differences between writing fiction and non-fiction? Two authors who write in both genres will explore the different approaches to writing fiction and non-fiction. Hilary Mantel is one of our finest novelists and also the author of a critically acclaimed memoir Giving Up the Ghost. Bella Bathurst has written brilliant historical non-fiction as well as a fascinating and chilling novel. The event is chaired by Danuta Kean, freelance arts journalist and publishing commentator. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ info@fifthestate.co.uk Arts http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/FifthEstate/audio/WritingFictionandNonFiction.mp3 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 What are the differences between writing fiction and non-fiction? What are the differences between writing fiction and non-fiction? Two authors who write in both genres will explore the different approaches to writing fiction and non-fiction. Hilary Mantel is one of our finest novelists and also the author of a critically acclaimed memoir Giving Up the Ghost. Bella Bathurst has written brilliant historical non-fiction as well as a fascinating and chilling novel. The event is chaired by Danuta Kean, freelance arts journalist and publishing commentator. 00:53:07 artist,author,autobiography,childhood,non-fiction,fiction,Foyles,writingfifth,estate,fifthestate,yada,yadayada 5th Estate no What are the differences between writing fiction and non-fiction? Xandra Bingley, Antonia Quirke & Salena Godden. What drives a writer to write an autobiography? What makes a memoir unique? And what is it about them that so appeals to publishers and readers? Three outstanding memoirists talk about their very different experiences of writing about their own lives. They are joined by Arabella Pike, Publishing Director of Harper Press and the event is chaired by Observer interviewer and writer Rachel Cooke. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ info@fifthestate.co.uk Arts http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/ http://www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/HarperCollins/FifthEstate/audio/TheArtofAutobiography.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 What drives a writer to write an autobiography? What makes a memoir unique? And what is it about them that so appeals to publishers and readers? Xandra Bingley, Antonia Quirke & Salena Godden. What drives a writer to write an autobiography? What makes a memoir unique? And what is it about them that so appeals to publishers and readers? Three outstanding memoirists talk about their very different experiences of writing about their own lives. They are joined by Arabella Pike, Publishing Director of Harper Press and the event is chaired by Observer interviewer and writer Rachel Cooke. 00:52:02 artist,author,autobiography,childhood,non-fiction,fiction,Foyles,writingfifth,estate,fifthestate,yada,yadayada 5th Estate no Xandra Bingley, Antonia Quirke & Salena Godden. What drives a writer to write an autobiography? What makes a memoir unique? And what is it about them that so appeals to publishers and readers? Three outstanding memoirists talk about their very different experiences of writing about their own lives. They are joined by Arabella Pike, Publishing Director of Harper Press and the event is chaired by Observer interviewer and writer Rachel Cooke.