A.L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards, including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in...

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Mary befriends a golden snake who visits her throughout her life as the city changes and the bombs start to drop. A reflection on the separations that come with friendship, and the immigrant experience. von Kennedy, A. L.

Costa award winner A. L. Kennedy unites with "Pugly Bakes A Cake" illustrator Gemma Correll in this second instalment of a new series, in which Badger Bill must do all he can to prevent his very unusual friend Uncle Shawn from being...

Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him fight a boxing match against three even nastier dogs.The four most depressed llamas in the history of llamas need rescuing too. They are about...

Doctor Who: The Drosten's Curse von Kennedy, A. L.

"Der letzte Schrei: Erzählungen" von A. L. Kennedy ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die sich mit den komplexen Facetten menschlicher Beziehungen und Emotionen auseinandersetzen. Kennedy, bekannt für ihren scharfsinnigen und...

Die Geschichte einer unvergesslichen Amour fou Derek hat einen Verlobungsring im Reisegepäck, aber er wird nicht dazu kommen, ihn Beth auf der Kreuzfahrt zu überreichen. Denn es ist ein Mann mit an Bord, das Gegenteil von Derek und die...

A collection of blogs, originally based on "The Guardian"'s website, about the art and nature of writing, from the award-winning author. Also features essays on character, voice, writers' workshops and writers' health, as well as a...

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, this is a topical London love story from the Costa prize-winning author. Set in 2014, it is poignant, funny and beautifully written. von Kennedy, A. L.

The host of a podcast reveals why she is haunted by New Mexico, a celebrity practices for a chat show he will never appear on, and other men and women clash with their circumstances and modern life, in a collection of short fiction from...

Winston Churchill hated The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, and tried to have it banned when it was released in 1943. But Martin Scorsese, a champion of directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, considers it a masterpiece. It's a...