Costa Book Awards shortlist announced; Meera Syal; The Hunger Games review; Peter Bazalgette
The category shortlists for the 2014 Costa Book Awards; Meera Syal on her new stage role; the latest Hunger Games film reviewed; The Arts Council's Peter Bazalgette.
The shortlisted authors for the 2014 Costa Book Awards are announced. Critic Stephanie Merritt comments on the authors chosen in five categories: novel, first novel, poetry, biography and children's fiction.
Meera Syal discusses her latest stage role in Behind the Beautiful Forevers, based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Katherine Boo, about life in the shadow of Mumbai's luxury hotels.
The final part of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, has been split in two for the film version. Sophia McDougall reviews Mockingjay: Part 1.
Peter Bazalgette, Chair of Arts Council England, discusses his campaign to raise the profile of arts in the UK as the political parties write their manifestos for the General Election next May.
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Costa Book Awards shortlist
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
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Peter Bazalgette
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Costa Book Awards
The Category Shortlist for the
Novel Award shortlist
- Neel Mukherjee - The Lives of Others Â
- Monique Roffey - House of Ashes
- Ali Smith - How to be both
- Colm Toibin - Nora Webster
First Novel Award shortlist
- Carys Bray - A Song for Issy Bradley
- Mary Costello - Academy Street       Â
- Emma Healey - Elizabeth is Missing
- Simon Wroe - Chop Chop
Biography Award shortlist
- John Campbell - Roy Jenkins: A Well-Rounded Life     Â
- Marion Coutts - The Iceberg: A Memoir
- Helen Macdonald - H is for Hawk      Â
- Henry Marsh - Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery   Â
Poetry Award shortlist
- Colette Bryce - The Whole & Rain-domed Universe
- Jonathan Edwards - My Family and Other Superheroes
- Lavinia Greenlaw- A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde
- Kei Miller- The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion        Â
- Simon Mason - Running Girl
- Michael Morpurgo - Listen to the Moon        Â
- Kate Saunders - Five Children on the Western Front    Â
- Marcus Sedgwick - The Ghosts of Heaven
Create from the Arts Council
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Create: A journal of perspectives on the value of art and culture from the Arts Council is available to download .
Image: Peter Bazelgette, Chair of Arts Council England. Photo credit: Steven Peskett
The Hunger Games
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is in cinemas from Thursday 20 November, certificate 12A.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
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is showing at the National Theatre in London until 13 April 2015.
Images from Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Above: Meera Syal as Zehrunisa Husain. Right: Meera Syal as Zehrunisa Husain and Anjli Mohindra as Kehkashan (Zehrunisa's daughter). Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Photos by: Richard Hubert Smith
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Ellie Bury Interviewed Guest Stephanie Merritt Interviewed Guest Sophia McDougall Interviewed Guest Meera Syal Interviewed Guest Peter Bazalgette Broadcast
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