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A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain’s most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia. Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory is the story of four people: Johnny, an infamous Chinaman – a salesman, a fraudster, possibly a murderer – whose shop house, The Harmony Silk Factor...

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Royal Mail has released images of original artworks being issued on a new set of stamps to celebrate six classic science fiction novels by British writers. The specially commissioned illustrations feature interpretations of the classics, and will appear on a range of stamps available from April 15. Royal Mail said the stamps are being issued in the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the death of HG Wells and the 70th anniversary of the publication of John Wyndham’s The Day Of The Triffid...

April 9, 2021 3:53 pm London-based design studio Webb & Webb has developed a set of six stamps for Royal Mail which celebrates British authors’ contribution to science-fiction. The release of the collection in 2021 marks the 75 th anniversary of the death of famed sci-fi writer H.G. Wells, as well as the 70 th anniversary of the publication of John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids. Webb & Webb collaborated with six artists and illustrators for the collection, with each stamp featuring a ...

Last modified on Sat 3 Apr 2021 23.21 EDT Longevity is the real prize for which writers strive, and it isn’t awarded by any jury. For a book to stand the test of time, to pass successfully down the generations, is uncommon enough to be worth a small celebration. For a writer in his mid-70s, the continued health of a book published in his mid-30s is, quite simply, a delight. This is why we do what we do: to make works of art that, if we are very lucky, will endure. As a reader, I have always b...

Our Autofiction Fixation March 14, 2021 In February 2020, at a book party in a Brooklyn brownstone, a smiling stranger walked up to me. “We have something in common, you know,” she said. “We conceived our children without having sex.” My memory of the exchange then goes blank for a moment — I must have spluttered some confused pleasantry in response — but it quickly emerged that she had read my first novel, which explores its protagonist’s struggles with infertility, and drawn the...

ARIES (March 21-April 19) In late April of 1969, Cambridgeshire, UK, hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a flower show highlighting 80 varieties of narcissus. In the intervening years, climate change has raised the average temperature 3.24 degrees Fahrenheit. So, the flowers have been blooming progressively earlier each year, which has necessitated moving the festival back. The last pre-COVID show in 2019 was on March 23-24, a month earlier than the original. Lets use this as a met...

Las Vegas Weekly Rob Brezsny Thu, Mar 4, 2021 (1 a.m.) ARIES (March 21-April 19) In late April of 1969, Cambridhgeshire, UK hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a flower show highlighting 80 varieties of narcissus. In the intervening years, climate change has raised the average temperature 3.24 degrees Fahrenheit. So the flowers have been blooming progressively earlier each year, which has necessitated moving the festival back. The last pre-Covid show in 2019 was on March 23-24, a...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO: Darryl Wright, Matt Brand, Kasia Morrison, Kate Bogle, Dan Murrans, Sue Downey Lim, Brittany Carragher , Carolina Andrade, Colin Morrison, Jeff Supple and Haley Boulter. share the love by emailing your friend’s name and birth date to bday@thecoast.ca then click your sign to go to your horoscope ARIES (March 21-April 19) In late April of 1969, Cambridhgeshire, UK hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a flower show highlighting 80 varie...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In late April of 1969, Cambridhgeshire, UK hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a flower show highlighting 80 varieties of narcissus. In the intervening years, climate change has raised the average temperature 3.24 degrees Fahrenheit. So the flowers have been blooming progressively earlier each year, which has necessitated moving the festival back. The last pre-Covid show in 2019 was on March 23-24, a month earlier than the original. Lets use this as a met...