![]() ![]() Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (2005), is an analysis of manners in modern society. This book was a runaway success and surprise best-seller, and won the 2004 British Book Awards Book of the Year. She often presents and contributes to radio discussions and hosted Cutting A Dash, a series about punctuation which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (2003). She also writes scripts and comedy series for BBC Radio 4, the latter including Acropolis Now and A Certain Age. She has written three novels: Going Loco (1999) Tennyson's Gift (1996) and With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed (1994). She has written extensively for radio, including dramas, adaptations and short stories. In 1996 she was named Columnist of the Year for her work on Woman's Journal, and the following year, was shortlisted for Sportswriter of the Year for her work on The Times. She also wrote for Woman's Journal, and for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times, for which she regularly reviews books. She began work as a literary journalist, editing the Books section of The Listener, and as critic, columnist and sportswriter for The Times. ![]()
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