(2003)

Jonathan Cape, 2003 Series
Published in English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
 
Price
14.99 GBP
Pages
80
Indicia Frequency
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
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Brand
Jonathan Cape
ISBN
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Barcode
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Editing
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Color
Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions
8.25" x 10.1"
Binding
Perfect Bound Hardcover

Issue Notes

The content of the book originally appeared in the UK's Guardian newspaper.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds

Indexer Notes

The wraparound cover is a reworked version of an interior cartoon bearing the caption "You know, you're really beautiful... Have you ever thought of being a novelist?"

Rustic Block (Table of Contents: 1)

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Posy Simmonds
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typeset

Genre
humour
Synopsis
A writer's attempts at starting a novel reflect conditions outside her window.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Colin
Synopsis
Colin rails at the opening of a new discounting bookshop chain outlet.

Indexer Notes

The feature is used to link a series of strips in this book occurring in small independent bookshop.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wintergreenes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Colin; Zoe
Synopsis
There are still people coming to Wintergreenes despite the new chain bookshop.

Time Goes By... (Table of Contents: 4)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
How age and career affects judgement.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A question at an authors' panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Owen Lloyd
Synopsis
Owen revels in the hatchet review of a fellow author's work.

Indexer Notes

Although not titled as such, Owen Lloyd is used as the feature to link several strips in the book featuring the character.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A girl on a train enthuses about Harry Potter books.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wintergreenes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Dave; Colin
Synopsis
Penny has to order copies of a new blockbuster.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Clive has problems with the reading group he founded.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Owen Lloyd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Owen Lloyd
Synopsis
Owen has to endure a bookshop signing session for his new novel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Poppy's reading comes in useful.

Enemies Of Promise (Table of Contents: 12)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A woman trying to write is distracted by every sound.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A literary launch.

Indexer Notes

This cartoon is re-worked for the cover illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Two authors discuss what it's like to be recognised in public.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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Genre
humour
Characters
Sean Poker
Synopsis
Should newly published author Sean Poker take up an advertising offer?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
How reality derails writing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Owen Lloyd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds

Genre
humour
Characters
Owen Lloyd
Synopsis
Owen has signed a protest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Wintergreenes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds

Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Zoe; Customer
Synopsis
Penny torments a member of the public browsing to avoid the rain outside.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A writer holds forth.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Wintergreenes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Customer
Synopsis
Penny's instruction that Zoe should be more polite backfires on her.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Publsihing from the production viewpoint.

Ecstacy (Table of Contents: 22)

Owen Lloyd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Owen performs an internet search for his own books.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
"How did you get into childrens publishing?"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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Genre
humour
Characters
Sophie
Synopsis
Sophie forgets the march.

Success (Table of Contents: 25)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
An author meets his fans at a signing.

Your New Baby (Table of Contents: 26)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A magazine for authors.

The Literary 3 (Table of Contents: 27)

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Genre
humour
Characters
Peggy Chestter; Joy; Coral
Synopsis
A 1980s novel ends up at a 1940s girls college.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
The author at work.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A female novelist creates a racy passage.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Wintergreenes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds
Letters
Posy Simmonds

Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Zoe
Synopsis
How the small bookshop restocks popular blockbusters.

"Wait Charlotte..." (Table of Contents: 31)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Synopsis
An author's muse departs.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A daughter confesses to her feminine mother.

The National Character (Table of Contents: 33)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Just what is Wordworth's poem about a daffodil?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Ask Doctor Derek / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humour
Characters
Dr. Derek Troutley; Susie K.
Synopsis
Dr. Troutley advises on literary medical problems.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Ask Doctor Derek / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Dr. Derek Troutley; Vicki X
Synopsis
Is there a cure for the swollen head?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A wife reads the diaries of her author husband.

No. 6: Children's Picture Books (Table of Contents: 37)

Facts And Fallacies / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Synopsis
The way the world views children's authors.

Spot The Difference (Table of Contents: 38)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
The terror of the weekend paper literary review.

Pride & Prejudice (Table of Contents: 39)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Jane Austen
Synopsis
How Jane Austen would be treated by the press of today.

No !1: Publishers' Readers (Table of Contents: 40)

Facts And Fallacies / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Synopsis
What affects the way a manuscript is assessed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bet you they haven't got it.
Genre
humour
Synopsis
The large book emporium.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Ask Doctor Derek / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Dr. Derek Troutley; James X
Synopsis
Jasmes X has received bad reviews.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Synopsis
A writer's guiltiest secret.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Ask Doctor Derek / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Dr. Derek Troutley; Colin X; Nurse Tozer
Synopsis
Dr. Derek advises on sex passages.

Le Dejeuner Sur Le Sable (Table of Contents: 45)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
Proust on the beach.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

Owen Lloyd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds
Letters
Posy Simmonds

Genre
humour
Characters
Owen Lloyd
Synopsis
Why Owen attends his publisher's parties.

Nurse Tozer (Table of Contents: 47)

Ask Doctor Derek / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Posy Simmonds

Genre
humour
Characters
Dr. Derek Troutley; Nurse Tozer; Reader
Synopsis
When expectations of literature are founded by the corresponding musical.

No. 4: How To Create A Buzz (Table of Contents: 48)

Writers' Problems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humour
Synopsis
How a writer can create an impression.

Seasonal Traditions In The Book Trade (Table of Contents: 49)

Wintergreenes / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Characters
Penny Wintergreene; Colin; Zoe
Synopsis
How to spot the Christmas turkey.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

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Posy Simmonds
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Genre
humour
Synopsis
An author a shop signing session.

Murder At Matabele Mansions (Table of Contents: 51)

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Genre
drama; humour
Characters
D. I. Collar; D. S. Stoker; Viv Smith-Collins; Chris Smith-Collins; June Tozer; Gavin Boyce; Denis Buttril; ~Mrs. Kowalski; Ian MacDire; Caretaker
Synopsis
Follow the clues to discover who murdered the obstreperous Godfrey Filbone.

Indexer Notes

The page count includes a title page.

Cinderella (Table of Contents: 52)

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Genre
humour
Characters
Desmond Duff; Joan Cinder; Mr. Clissold; Mrs. Clissold; Desmond Clissold; India Clissold;
Synopsis
The occupants of an old folks' home are outraged at the money to be spent by the owners on their birthday party when they skimp on the upkeep of the home. However, a pair of them meet their fairy godmother and are granted the chance to be young again.

Indexer Notes

The page count includes a title page and an illustration.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Rustic Block
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Wintergreenes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wintergreenes
  5. 4. Time Goes By...
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Owen Lloyd
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Wintergreenes
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Owen Lloyd
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. Enemies Of Promise
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Owen Lloyd
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Wintergreenes
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Wintergreenes
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
  23. 22. Ecstacy
    Owen Lloyd
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
  26. 25. Success
  27. 26. Your New Baby
  28. 27. The Literary 3
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Wintergreenes
  32. 31. "Wait Charlotte..."
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
  34. 33. The National Character
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
    Ask Doctor Derek
  36. 35. [no title indexed]
    Ask Doctor Derek
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
  38. 37. No. 6: Children's Picture Books
    Facts And Fallacies
  39. 38. Spot The Difference
  40. 39. Pride & Prejudice
  41. 40. No !1: Publishers' Readers
    Facts And Fallacies
  42. 41. ["Bet you they haven't got it."]
  43. 42. [no title indexed]
    Ask Doctor Derek
  44. 43. [no title indexed]
  45. 44. [no title indexed]
    Ask Doctor Derek
  46. 45. Le Dejeuner Sur Le Sable
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
    Owen Lloyd
  48. 47. Nurse Tozer
    Ask Doctor Derek
  49. 48. No. 4: How To Create A Buzz
    Writers' Problems
  50. 49. Seasonal Traditions In The Book Trade
    Wintergreenes
  51. 50. [no title indexed]
  52. 51. Murder At Matabele Mansions
  53. 52. Cinderella
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