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James Ellis

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Contemporary, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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James has written two novels: The Wrong Story and Happy Family. He has published a number of prize-winning short stories, a travelogue of his journey through Central America and a monthly column for The Gudgeon. His short story, Connor and His Amazing Ejector Boots, was nominated for the 2020 Pushcart Prize. His short story, Kumi’s Cake, was shortlisted for the 2020 Bridport Short Story Prize.

He has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford. He is a member of the Society of Authors and the International Flann O’Brien Society. He is a presenter on Frome FM’s On-Air Book Group, a contributor to Carers UK‘s creative writing campaigns and was an ambassador for a Shooting Star - a charity for babies, children and young ...more

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I love seeing my books in library. I like it even more that people are taking them out. But I really, really love those plastic dust-covers! Transports me to my childhood when I walked to the village library, kicking through... Read More ›

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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

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I have just read 'Tender is the Flesh' back-to-back with Stanley Tucci's 'Taste' (which I loved) and quite honestly you could swap premises and they would read the same - human waxes lyrical over eating animal; human waxes lyrical over eating human. S ...more
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Interesting, but a bit too much of the '...and how are you Lord Thingy, cousin to Earl... and second cousin to...', plus a lot of showing off the research. ...more
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