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'superbly funny' - Three Jumpers by Michael Marr

The fantastic Three Jumpers has been reviewed on popular review site thebookbag.co.uk. Below is a taster:

"I loved this book – such a great idea and so fresh in its style and delivery. Bardolph is a real cynic and expert manipulator with the intellect to predict and edge his way around the motivations of others. His struggles (other than being an impoverished writer) are mostly internal, which makes it hard not to be on his side. For some reason I found it hard to find any sympathy for Trevor at all, which is probably the point.

It has a contemporary edginess which is hard to narrow down to any other writer. Fans of Tom Sharpe will love it because it's as side-splittingly funny as Sharpe but without the class fixation. Fans of Ben Elton will love it because its situational elements are as well observed as Elton's but without the political abandonment issues. And fans of Fry will love it because it's as sharp and intellectually well conceived as the best of Fry, but without the unavoidable Fryness. Having said all that, it's also nothing like any of those authors at all.

The laughs come thick and fast, and on a number of different levels. It mixes a great story with superbly funny writing, observational comedy and straight out gut-laugh gags. The novel is also full literary references providing intertextual humour. If you can spot all the literary references within the novel there is even a prize on offer from the publisher. "

To read the review in full click here!

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Lucy

Three Jumpers shortlisted for Author spotlight

  Michael Marr has been short-listed for the Author's spotlight project for the new international website Readme.cc for his fantastic book 'Three Jumpers'. We are really excited that Paperbooks can get involved with this website and hope to do more with them in the future. Below is some information from their website:

"Readme.cc is a virtual meeting place, like the agora or places of assembly in Ancient Greek city states, for communication about books. It is special because readers introduce themselves and communicate about books of their choice through photographs as well as through comments that are stored and accessible in online bookshelves. Readme.cc is far from being an anonymous internet forum; it is a space for inspiring and often surprising literary encounters.

The inspiration to create Readme.cc developed out of the desire to mediate between traditional literary culture and the community on the web. We wanted to unite the literary world and online communities in a shared forum to show that individualism and community building are not mutually exclusive. The individual, intimate experience of reading a book can often form the basis for lively exchange and friendship between people and we hope that Readme will provide a platform for this."

Lucy

2 book signings tomorrow

   
There are 2 Paperbooks signings happening tomorrow across the country.

Michael Marr, author of Three Jumpers, will be signing at Waterstone's Bristol Galleries and Gary Davison of Fat Tuesday fame will be signing at Waterstone's Silverlink both from 12 noon. If you are in the area pop along and buy your signed copies!

Lucy

Three Jumpers launched!

The fantastic Three Jumpers by Michael Marr launched last Friday at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delight's in Bath. The night saw over 40 people crammed into this lovely bookshop, with an after party to celebrate Michael's birthday and completion of his Ph.D.

The launch was followed by a signing at Waterstone's Trowbridge on Saturday and a signing this Saturday in Waterstone's Bristol Galleries at 12-2pm.

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Lucy

New Cover - Three Jumpers

Here is the eye-catching new cover for Three Jumpers by Michael Marr. The novel is out on the 25th October and can be pre-ordered on the website now! Michael came into the office yesterday for a chat about publicity for the book, so dates of the launch party and book-signings will be released soon!

Three Jumpers is a hilarious satire telling of how, during the process, both characters struggle to come to terms with the nature of their own mortality, and this pain of a world around them. With the morbid descent towards suicide of the one and the spiritual slide towards irreparable loss of faith for the other, will there be redemption for the characters? And should it be screened live on TV?

Pre-order your copy now - £5.99 

 

Lucy

The new Waugh?

We're very excited about launching the brilliant Three Jumpers by Michael Marr on 25th October (will be posting the cover up very shortly - all currently speeding along!). And it's not surprising considering the acclaim that met Michael's first novel Baber's Apple and the praise his writing has received across the literary spectrum.

For instance, we were particularly excited to receive an endorsement from author Richard Greene, who says:

‘Michael Marr is an extraordinary talent, perhaps a Waugh in the making – his fiction is at once hilarious, bloody-minded, and heartbreaking.’

Can't say better than that, and can't wait for Three Jumpers to launch.

You can of course pre-order your copy right here:

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Tom

Books to be published this year

There are still 3 excellent and diverse books to be published by Paperbooks this year.

'The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore' by Paul Burman on 30th August.

'Fat Tuesday' by Gary Davison on 27th September

'Three Jumpers' by Michael Marr on 25th October (cover to be confirmed).

All books can be pre-ordered on our online shop now, along with all Paperbooks titles, where short descriptions of each title can be found.

Lucy

***Update***

Full website available very shortly!