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When one of our novels, English Slacker (by debut novelist Chris Morton), was shortlisted for the Not the Booker Prize recently, I was ecstatic, especially as this literary award is voted for by the public. Admittedly, it had only taken 17 votes to get on to the shortlist, but we tallied more votes than [...]
English Slacker by Chris Morton – a reading guide Chapter 5 pp. 22-23 – the first time anyone (Charlotte) asks about Colin – we still get the impression that he’s still alive. P. 24 – Chambers shows empathy for Charlotte with regards to Graz’s insensitive behaviour + p. 26 – Chambers doesn’t make many emotional [...]
The Guardian’s Sam Jordison reviewed English Slacker as part of the Not the Booker Prize process. Obviously, the author Chris Morton and I were hoping for a positive review, but it wasn’t to be. C’est la vie. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t respond to a negative review, but Sam Jordison, in his role as prosecutor, [...]
In the wake of Punked Books’ English Slacker making it onto the Not the Booker Prize shortlist, some of the other small independents involved have decided to get together to create more awareness of our publications, as they’re rarely (if ever) featured in the national press. As a result of this, I have decided [...]
I’m over the moon that Chris Morton’s debut novel, English Slacker, has been shortlisted for the Not the Booker Prize:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/aug/18/not-the-booker-prize-2011-shortlist
The Not the Booker Prize was founded by The Guardian in 2009 in order to give the public their say on who should win a prestigious literary award such as the Man Booker [...]
I used to like making up stories as a kid. Always wanted to try it professionally, and after graduating with a degree in Biology that I knew I was never gonna use, invested all my money in a famous football team, enabling myself to spend the whole of my twenties working part-time. This left plenty [...]
Chris Morton’s debut novel, English Slacker, was shortlisted for the Not the Booker Prize!
Chambers is an eighteen-year-old student living in the small town of Bracksea, England. Fresh from his final college exams, he is now ready for what is to be his last summer of freedom, which involves going to parties, [...]
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