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 Winman at the 2017 Durham Book Festival | |
| Born | Sarah Winman 24 December 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist and Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Sarah Winman (born 24 December 1964) is a British author and actress. [1]
Sarah Winman | |
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| Winman at the 2017 Durham Book Festival | |
| Born | Sarah Winman 24 December 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist and Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Sarah Winman (born 24 December 1964) is a British author and actress. [1]
In 2011, Winman's debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit (2011), became an international bestseller and won Winman several awards including New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards. [2]
Winman's second novel, A Year of Marvellous Ways (2015), was published on 18 June 2015. [3]
Winman's third novel, Tin Man, [4] was published on 27 July 2017 and shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Book Awards. [5]
Winman's fourth novel, Still Life, was published on 1 June 2021.
Winman is an openly lesbian woman, who came out in the early 80’s. [6]
Josephine Grace Brand is an English actress, comedian, presenter and writer. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain, Channel 4's Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?. She also makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as The News Quiz and Just a Minute. Since 2014 she has been the presenter of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. In 2003, Brand was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
The Stars My Destination is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. Its first publication was in book form in June 1956 in the United Kingdom, where it was titled Tiger! Tiger!, named after William Blake's 1794 poem "The Tyger", the first verse of which is printed as the first page of the novel. The book remains widely known under that title in the markets in which this edition was circulated. It was subsequently serialized in the American Galaxy Science Fiction magazine in four parts, beginning in October 1956. A working title was Hell's My Destination; the book was also associated with the name The Burning Spear. It would prove to be Bester's last novel for 19 years.
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When God Was a Rabbit is a book by Sarah Winman that was first published in 2011. It won Winman various awards including New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards and was one of the books chosen by Richard & Judy in their 2011 Summer Book Club.
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Bryony Naomi Gordon is an English journalist,author,broadcaster and podcaster. She is the author of the novels, Mad Girl, You Got This, and The Wrong Knickers which were all nominated for British Book Awards. She founded Mental Health Mates in 2016 and hosts the Mad World podcast.
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Natasha Katherine Pulley is a British author. She is best known for her debut novel, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, which won a Betty Trask Award.
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