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El Comandante: Inside Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela

Comandante: Inside Hugo Chavez's Venezuela by Rory Carroll (Canongate Books)Rory Carroll is the Guardian's Latin American correspondent and author of Comandante, a revealing study of the political legacy of the hugely controversial Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, who died last week. Here, he explains how he was inspired to give his side of the story... Read more →

My Book of the Year… Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure

Patrick Leigh FermorGreg Eden, our Online Content and Community Manager, tells us why Artemis Cooper's retelling of the adventures of Patrick Leigh Fermor is his Waterstones Book of the Year...   Read more →

Thomas Wright wins the 2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize

Thomas Wright has beaten Rose Tremain and Peter James amongst others to win this year's Wellcome Trust Book Prize. Read more →

“How do I feel about being on the short list? It’s astonishing – and wonderful.” Sue Prideaux on Strindberg

Samuel Johnson Prize nominated writer Sue Prideaux on her book Strindberg: A Life. How do I feel about being on the short list? Well, I have no idea how many non-fiction books are published in Britain every year but to find Strindberg on the shortlist of six for the Samuel Johnson Prize is astonishing - and wonderful. Read more →

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