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John O'Connell

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Watson lives again in new Sherlock Holmes author

Nov 7, 2011

Anthony Horowitz explains his methods in writing the 'official' new Sherlock Holmes novel, The House of Silk.Read article "Watson lives again in new Sherlock Holmes author"

A jazz era tale that's more than the sum of its part gets shortlisted fo

Oct 16, 2011

The author Esi Edugyan adds to the list of Canadians on this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist with her Half Blood Blues.Read article "A jazz era tale that's more than the sum of its part gets shortlisted fo"

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Book review: Asunder by Chloe Aridjis hinges on real-life 1914 defacement of a painting of Venus in London's National Gallery

May 25, 2013

Some of the best prose in Chloe Aridjis’ second novel, set in the National Gallery in London, describes the attack on Velazquez’s Rokeby Venus by the knife-wielding Mary Richardson to protest the imprisonment of a fellow suffragette, Anna Aslanyan writesRead article

Book review: Clive James's translation of Dante without annotations is earnest but confusing

May 25, 2013

Dante's writing is enjoying renewed interest, fuelled in part by Dan Brown's latest novel and Clive James's translation of The Divine Comedy, Steve Donoghue writes Read article

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Elmore Leonard makes crime pay

Dec 12, 2010

Elmore Leonard talks about his career as a novelist whose work is a reliable source of material for Hollywood Read article Elmore Leonard makes crime pay

What's in a name?

Mar 14, 2009

Slideshow John O'Connell, an Englishman of Irish descent, takes a trip to County Cork in south-west Ireland to uncover the lives and times of the relatives from whom he inherited his name.Read article What's in a name?

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Gina Ford's extreme maternity methods

Feb 9 , 2011 | 03:24PM GST

shannon

The author asks, "where, by the way, is the research showing that AP's methods are in any way superior...?" Actually the evidence for the benefits of attachment (and the damage that can be caused from leaving babies to cry and lack of secure attachment) are extensive and well researched. Where on the other hand is any research about the effect of Gina Ford's methods on children? It is solely designed to fit a parent's schedule with no consideration for the effect on the child. It is also not acknowledged that parents can get plenty of sleep, work, and be very happy through attachment parenting!

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