Whitbread — Infobox Company company name = Whitbread Plc company company type = Public (lse|WTB) foundation = 1742 location = Dunstable, England, UK key people = Samuel Whitbread (Founder) area served = United Kingdom, India, Dubai, Republic of Ireland… … Wikipedia
Whitbread Book Award — Der Costa Book Award ist ein britischer Literaturpreis, der seit 2006 in der Nachfolge des von 1971 bis 2005 existierenden Whitbread Book Award verliehen wird. Er wird von der zum Whitbread Konzern gehörigen britischen Kaffeehaus Kette Costa… … Deutsch Wikipedia
1986 in literature — The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events*New books*Kingsley Amis The Old Devils *Piers Anthony Ghost *Jeffrey Archer A Matter of Honour *James Axler Pilgrimage to Hell and Red Holocaust *Iain Banks The… … Wikipedia
Costa Book Awards — The Costa Book Awards are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland. They were known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2005, after which Costa Coffee, a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over… … Wikipedia
Costa Book Awards — Der Costa Book Award ist ein britischer Literaturpreis, der seit 2006 in der Nachfolge des von 1971 bis 2005 existierenden Whitbread Book Award verliehen wird. Er wird von der zum Whitbread Konzern gehörigen britischen Kaffeehaus Kette Costa… … Deutsch Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
David Almond — Born 15 May 1951 (1951 05 15) (age 60) Felling, Tyne and Wear Nationality British Notable work(s) Skellig, Kit s Wilderness , The Fire Eaters , Clay … Wikipedia
Nigel Hamilton (author) — Nigel Hamilton Nigel Hamilton in 2008 Born 16 February 1944(1944 02 16) Alnmouth, Northumberland Occupation Non fiction author, academic, broadcaster … Wikipedia
Carol Ann Duffy — Infobox Writer name = Carol Ann Duffy imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = Birth date and age|1955|12|23 birthplace = Glasgow, Scotland deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Poet nationality = British period = genre = subject … Wikipedia
Tim Lott — is a British author, born on 23 January 1956 in Southall, west London. He graduated from the London School of Economics in 1986, after running his own magazine publishing business.His first book, the semi autobiographical The Scent of Dried Roses … Wikipedia