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Nature's Magician is a new book from Anthony Cropper, his first collection of short stories. A dedicated lover of the shorter form, Anthony's previous two novels have effectively been short story collections fighting to break out. Nature's Magician, finally, presents his work as it has always been intended. A launch event for Nature's Magician takes place at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 12 December, 6pm start. Click here for further details.

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LinkThe Train of Ice and Fire - Mano Negra in Colombia
Ramon Chao's account of this life-changing journey through the heart of an exotic and dangerous country, from Santa Marta on the Caribbean Coast to Bogota in the Altiplano. 'Maybe it was the best adventure I ever had' - Manu Chao. Advance copies available now.

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LinkSome Girls' Mothers - Advance copies and preview shows
Route is proud to present, in association with Time to Read, a series of special preview events of Some Girls' Mothers. In this new book and live literature event, six daughters speak openly and passionately about mother daughter relationships. Seasoned performers and expert wordsmiths, the authors promise a night of entertainment and emotional engagement.  Here's your chance to see it first.  You can get advance copies of the book too. Click here.

Heading*** Born in the 1980s ***
  

LinkBorn in the 1980s - Stories from our so-called generation
Up close and personal, Born in the 1980s tells the story of a generation coming of age. As the reality of the adult world begins to bite, love and lust, broken dreams, heartbreak and emotional attachments take the place of teenage hopes. This is a generation finding its feet and carving out its place in the world. ROute 21 in the ROute series, this book is officially released in Spring 2009, but you can get an advance copy now by clicking here, or by taking out a subscription to Route.

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LinkBringing It All Back Home
When you hear a certain song, where does it take you? What is the secret that connects music to our lives? Heart warming, moving and laugh out loud funny, Bringing It All Back Home is the truest book you will ever read about music and the things that really matter. 'One of the best books about popular music ever written' is how Record Collector described it.

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Nature's Magician, the new book by Anthony Cropper to be launched on 12 December


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Issue number 19 in Route's series of contemporary stories. This collection of modern tales illustrate that it is often the smallest of things that bring about significant detours in life’s journey – a joke, a letter, a photograph, a drink, a dream.
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Ideas Above Our Station

Ideas Above Our Station
Short Stories. Someone is waiting for a train, or it could be a bus or an aeroplane. They are alone. For company, in their coat pocket they are carrying a book of stories. They sit down and take out the book. It falls open on the first page of a new story. What would be the perfect read for them to find there?
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