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Benjamin Myers
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Cuddy: out now in paperback
Hello friends,
My latest novel CUDDY is out in paperback this week (Feb 1st 2024) but has sneaked into shops already...
It recently won the Goldsmiths Prize.
You can buy it online here:
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cuddy...
And I also have a new website here: www.benjaminmyerswriter.com
Happy reading.
All the very best,
Ben(jamin) Myers Read more of this blog post »
My latest novel CUDDY is out in paperback this week (Feb 1st 2024) but has sneaked into shops already...
It recently won the Goldsmiths Prize.
You can buy it online here:
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cuddy...
And I also have a new website here: www.benjaminmyerswriter.com
Happy reading.
All the very best,
Ben(jamin) Myers Read more of this blog post »
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The Offing
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2019
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29 editions
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The Perfect Golden Circle
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2022
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3 editions
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The Gallows Pole
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2017
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12 editions
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Cuddy
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2023
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9 editions
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Rare Singles
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2024
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9 editions
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Beastings
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published
2014
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10 editions
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Pig Iron
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published
2012
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9 editions
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Turning Blue (Mace & Brindle, #1)
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2016
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4 editions
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Male Tears
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2021
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7 editions
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These Darkening Days (Mace & Brindle, #2)
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2017
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4 editions
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Benjamin’s Recent Updates
"Let it be known that with every Benjamin Myers, not only am I in awe at how so different his works are, but his books always remind me that he is by far my favourite author. You know how a writer tends to find their writing style and stick with it? W"
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"Gonna get a second copy so he has someone to scream at"
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"I'm sure this book will be among my favorites this year. It won the Goldsmith's Prize in 2023, which is awarded to a book that best "breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form." The massive critical praise it got led me to buy it"
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"V sad book that still somehow managed to make me smile whilst reading. (Not in a sadistic way)
Really great writing. I’ve come to realise the books I enjoy the most , at least currently, are about people and relationships that defy conventionality. Joh" Read more of this review » |
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“And after all there are only a few things truly worth fighting for: freedom, of course, and all that it brings with it. Poetry, perhaps, and a good glass of wine. A nice meal. Nature. Love, if you're lucky. And that's about it.”
― The Offing
― The Offing
“Krieg ist Krieg: Er wird von wenigen angezettelt und von vielen gefuehrt, und am Ende verlieren alle.”
― The Offing
― The Offing
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WndyJW
Jan 16, 2018 05:39PM
I am really excited that I have discovered Benjamin Myers. Now if I can only find a way to buy his books so that he gets paid! Beastings is on Amazon, but Turning Blur and Pig Iron are only available through used book dealers. I hope Bluemoose Booke still has copies for sale.
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You can now vote for my novel PIG IRON in The Guardian's Not The Booker prize if so inclined. http://gu.com/p/3aqn5/tw