Malorie Blackman advises budding authors to pick up on news stories, but Julia Donaldson warns of pitfalls – and Alan Moore says you should read terrible books as well as good onesThe key to being a good writer? It’s being a good reader, authors including Carol Ann Duffy and Alan Moore have said... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-02 15:43:52 UTC ]
Alongside Richard Osman and JK Rowling, figures show huge successes for relative unknowns Ellery Adams and Brenda ChapmanThe UK’s library users are widely seen as a traditional bunch when it comes to choosing their next read, but while Richard Osman might have topped the list of the year’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-08 16:34:37 UTC ]
The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Lee Child and Andrew Child, Dan Jones, and Gregory Zuckerman. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child's 25th Jack Reacher title The Sentinel (Bantam), written with his brother Andrew, has gone straight to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with 55,751 copies sold. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 03:50:06 UTC ]
Lee Child and Ian Rankin are among the authors featuring at this year's entirely virtual Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 03:20:07 UTC ]
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is hosting a one-off interview with Lee Child, ahead of the publication of his biography The Reacher Guy: The Authorised Biography of Lee Child (Constable) by Dr Heather Martin. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 04:44:23 UTC ]
According to The Guardian, Lee Child, whose popular Jack Reacher books (and by popular, I mean over 100 million books sold in 49 languages across 101 territories) are soon to become an Amazon series, is quitting his most famous character. “I love my readers and know they want many, many more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 15:51:39 UTC ]
Lee Child will be a judge for the 2020 Booker Prize, it has been revealed, joining a panel including author Lemn Sissay and chaired by Margaret Busby. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 23:36:24 UTC ]
It seems that only Lee Child can defeat Lee Child—the crime author’s 24th Jack Reacher title, Blue Moon, has been knocked from the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one by his own non-fiction début Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 23:41:22 UTC ]
Lee Child’s Blue Moon has boomeranged back into the Weekly E-Book Ranking top spot, a week after Philip Pullman’s collected His Dark Materials sensationally knocked the 24th Jack Reacher title from the number one. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 08:47:34 UTC ]
Lee Child's Blue Moon claimed a second week atop the Weekly E-Book Ranking, bringing the veteran crime author’s total haul of number ones up to eight. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 18:28:02 UTC ]
Constable will publish the authorised biography of Lee Child, The Reacher Guy, by Heather Martin next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 14:37:01 UTC ]
Contrary to its namesake, Lee Child's Blue Moon appeared twice in the week ending 2nd November; the title topped the Nielsen BookScan charts in hardback format, and the e-book edition stormed to the top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 14:57:35 UTC ]
Lee Child's Blue Moon (Transworld) has retained its double at the top of the Amazon Charts, holding the Most-Read and Most-Sold number ones in Fiction for a second week running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 07:09:25 UTC ]
Lee Child has the #1 book in the country with ‘Blue Moon.’ The week’s other notable releases include ‘The Beautiful Ones,’ Prince’s posthumously published memoir, and ‘Find Me,’ André Aciman’s sequel to ‘Call Me by Your Name.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child's Blue Moon (Transworld) has scored a double, topping both the Amazon Charts' Fiction rankings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 01:59:42 UTC ]
Lee Child’s Blue Moon (Bantam) has illuminated the charts, beaming straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one with 56,700 copies sold in its first week on sale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 11:31:57 UTC ]
This week: the latest from Lee Child, plus a hilarious novel about twins with a very special power. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Booker Prize has remained tightlipped over speculation that Lee Child will join the judging panel for the 2020 prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 09:45:34 UTC ]
Night School by Lee Child (Bantam Press) was the most borrowed library book of 2017/18, according to new statistics. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:43:10 UTC ]