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James Walton has written and hosted 17 series of BBC Radio's books quiz, The Write Stuff. He is the author of Who Killed Iago? and he reviews books for the New York Review of Books, Spectator, the Times,Guardian, and Daily Telegraph.
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How nice it would be if the family would sit around the Boxing Day fireside considering the questions in affable competition - - Daily Telegraph on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
Fiendish, funny and endlessly surprising, James Walton has provided the perfect volume for anyone who loves books, relishes a quiz or just fancies showing off at a dinner party - Mark Billingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne novels on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts' -
A must for those who think they know their literature . . . includes the unexpected, alongside the more serious - - Independent, 50 Best Christmas Gifts for Men on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
How nice it would be if the family would sit around the Boxing Day fireside considering the questions in affable competition - - Daily Telegraph on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts'
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