Diana Athill Book Signing at Borders Islington

London, United Kingdom, March 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Legendary literary editor Diana Athill will be signing copies of her prize-winning memoir, “Somewhere Towards the End”, on Saturday, 4th April at the Borders Islington store from 12:30pm.

Diana Athill has worked with some of the biggest names in literature, including Philip Roth, Norman Mailer and John Updike. She also is an acclaimed novelist and memoirist and at 91, Athill became one of the oldest writers to win a major literary prize when she was awarded the 2008 Costa prize for biography. The judges called Athill's book "a perfect memoir of old age – candid, detailed, charming, totally lacking in self-pity or sentimentality and above all, beautifully, beautifully written".

In the 2009 New Year Honours, Athill was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

“Somewhere Towards the End” has also been shortlisted for the Galaxy British Book Awards (GBBA) Author of the Year. Among those shortlisted with Athill include President Barack Obama, Sebastian Barry and Stephanie Meyer. This award is sponsored by Borders and the winner will be announced on Friday 3rd April.

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Karen Smith | supervisor.islington@borders.co.uk | 020 7226 3602