Saïd Sayrafiezadeh is one of the 19 authors longlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson prize .
Huge congratulations to Rosie Alison whose debut novel THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2010.
Michael Brooks announced in his column in the New Statesman this week that he is running for Parliament.
Ruth Padel is a prize-winning British poet and writer.
