INDUSTRY NEWS
Irish author Maeve Binchy has contributed a short novel Full House to the World Book Day Quick Reads program. The summary says: "Dee loves her children very much but now they are all grown up, shouldn't they leave home? Rosie moved out when she got married, but it didn't work out, so now she is back with her parents. Helen is a teacher, and doesn't earn enough for a place of her own. Anthony writes songs, and is just waiting for the day when someone will pay him for them. Until then, all three are happy at home. It doesn't cost them anything, and surely their parents like having a full house? When a crisis occurs, Dee decides things have to change for the whole family ... whether they like it or not." Quick Reads is an annual British program which encourages people who are reluctant readers to pick up a book. Full House is among the eight 2012 books to be released in February. Other authors include Alexander McCall Smith and Lynda La Plante.