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Games: Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy XIII

Friday, March 12, 2010

Heavy Rain, PS3

Will you have a shower this morning? Will you make your child tea? Will you sit with them while they do their homework?

Will you cut off your own finger if it might help you find your son? Will you sleep with a stranger? Will you kill someone?

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Book reviews

Book reviews

Friday, March 12, 2010

Foursome, Jane Fallon, Penguin, £7.99 The third novel by Ricky Gervais's other half, also an award-winning producer behind This Life and...

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How roller derby is played

Thursday, March 11, 2010

ROLLER derby is an American-invented contact sport which dates back to the 1920s. It is a full-contact women's sport played on quad roller skates, by...

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How the net transformed communication

noisy read:   Scarlett Shaw, from Gedling, enjoys her sneak preview.   Postphoto C070310MA5-2

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

THESE days there's lots of different ways to communicate – e-mail, mobile phone, twitter, Facebook and even face-to-face. The penultimate book...

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Jon McGregor on new novel Even The Dogs

Jon McGregor on new novel Even The Dogs

Monday, March 08, 2010

AN obese, homebound alcoholic dies alone in his squalid home. Following reports of an abandoned house, police find him and begin the sterile science...

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Games: Echoshift (PSP), MAG (PS3)

Dark imagery   A scene from MAG.

Friday, March 05, 2010

Echoshift, PSP WHERE the wonderful Echochrome got playful with perspective, this sequel tinkers with time and ends up being the most inventive...

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Books: Lisa Moore, Joshua Ferris, Mo Hayder

Books: Lisa Moore, Joshua Ferris, Mo Hayder

Friday, March 05, 2010

February, Lisa Moore, Chatto & Windus, £12.99 The fourth novel from the Canadian writer traces the life of widow Helen O'Mara, who lost her...

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Q&A with True Blood author Charlaine Harris

TV version   True Blood and, below, Charlaine Harris

Friday, March 05, 2010

AMERICAN author Charlaine Harris is best known for vampires-in-the-deep-south True Blood novels featuring heroine Sookie Stackhouse. On Wednesday,...

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Celebrating World Book Day

WORD UP:   Layla Middlemass and  Keshini Mistry.   POSTPHOTO C030310SR1-2.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

WORLD Book Day is the biggest celebration of books and reading in Britain and Ireland, with thousands of schools taking part. Many youngsters have...

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Win a £100 giftcard at Waterstone's

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

THERE are dozens of new books this spring that will be perfect for kids looking to spend their £1 World Book Day tokens. From a re-working of...

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