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Paul Bailey
- Born
- Unknown
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Fourth Estate
Writer and broadcaster Paul Bailey was born on 16 February 1937. He won a scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1953 and worked as an actor between 1956 and 1964. He became a freelance writer in…
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Rajeev Balasubramanyam
- Born
- Lancaster
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Rajeev Balasubramanyam was born in 1974 in Lancashire, and originates from Southern India. He is a graduate of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He has had short stories published in a variety of anthologies, including…
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Iain Bamforth
- Born
- Bishop's Stortford
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
Iain Bamforth was born in 1959 into a Plymouth Brethren family and grew up in Glasgow, where he attended the university. A poet, doctor and scientific translator, he now lives and runs his own practice in…
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Biyi Bandele
- Born
- Nigeria
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Biyi Bandele was born in Nigeria in 1967, and now lives in London. He has written several plays, and worked with the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as writing radio drama and screenplays for…
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Updated: Iain Banks
- Born
- Dunfermline, Scotland
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group, Orbit
Iain Banks was born in Dunfermline, Fife, in Scotland in 1954 and was educated at Stirling University where he read English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. He moved to London and lived in the south of England…
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Updated: John Banville
- Born
- Wexford, Ireland
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Picador
Irish novelist John Banville was born in Wexford in Ireland in 1945. He was educated at a Christian Brothers' school and St Peter's College in Wexford. He worked for Aer Lingus in Dublin, an opportunity that enabled…
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Updated: Nicola Barker
- Born
- Ely, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
Nicola Barker was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, in 1966. She spent part of her life in South Africa but returned to England when she was 14. She was educated at King's College, Cambridge. She is the author of two…
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Updated: Pat Barker
- Born
- Thornaby-on-Tees, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Novelist Pat Barker was born in Thornaby-on-Tees in Yorkshire, England, on 8 May 1943. She was educated at the London School of Economics, where she read International History, and at Durham University. She taught…
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Nick Barlay
- Born
- Thornaby-on-Tees, England
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Sceptre
Nick Barlay is the author of three novels: Curvy Lovebox (1997); Crumple Zone (2000); and Hooky Gear (2001). Together they form a loose trilogy of urban tales that map out the underbelly of contemporary…
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Updated: Julian Barnes
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- Leicester, England
- Genres
- Young Adult, Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Novelist Julian Barnes was born in Leicester on 19 January 1946 and was educated at the City of London School and Magdalen College, Oxford. After working as a lexicographer on the Oxford English Dictionary, he began a…
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New: Simon Barraclough
- Born
- Huddersfield
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing Ltd
Simon Barraclough was born and raised in Huddersfield and studied at the Universities of Nottingham and Sussex. He is a freelance writer in creative and technical fields and lives in London. He is published widely in…
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Updated: Sebastian Barry
- Born
- Dublin
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Sebastian Barry was born on 5 July 1955 in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. His academic posts include Honorary Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa (1984) and Writer Fellow at Trinity College,…
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Desmond Barry
- Born
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Desmond Barry was born and brought up in Wales and studied History at University College, London, after which he taught English in Italy. In the mid-1980s he moved to the USA and lived there for 16 years. He has an…
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Neil Bartlett
- Born
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Young Adult
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
Neil Bartlett was born in 1958 in Hertfordshire, and is a writer, playwright, translator, performer and director. He is the author of novels Mr. Clive and Mr. Page (1996), shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel…
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Susan Bassnett
- Born
- England
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan
Susan Bassnett is Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Warwick and Professor in the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies, which she founded in the 1980s. She was educated in several European…
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Jonathan Bate
- Born
- Sevenoaks, Kent
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Picador
Jonathan Bate was born in 1958 and is a leading Shakespeare scholar. He studied at Cambridge University, where he was a Fellow of Trinity Hall. From 1991 to 2003 he was King Alfred Professor of English Literature at…
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Bella Bathurst
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
Bella Bathurst is a fiction and non-fiction writer, and photographer, born in London and living in Scotland. Her journalism has also appeared in a variety of major publications, including the Washington Post and…
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Stephen Baxter
- Born
- Liverpool
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Orion
Stephen Baxter was born in Liverpool in 1957 and studied maths at Cambridge University and engineering at Southampton University. He became a teacher of mathematics and physics, and worked in information technology for…
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Francesca Beard
- Born
- Kuala Lumpar
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
Francesca Beard was born in Malaysia and lives in London. She has been described as ‘spine-tingling’ (The Independent) and ‘The Queen of British Performance Poetry (Metro) and has performed and run workshops…
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New: Ned Beauman
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Sceptre
Ned Beauman was born in London. His debut novel, Boxer, Beetle, won the Goldberg Prize for Outstanding Debut Fiction and the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Fiction Book. His second novel, The Teleportation Accident,…
