Three new books on the Holocaust, a novel set in World War II–era Vietnam, and works on Winston Churchill and Volodymyr Zelensky make for compelling offerings for the history buff.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Three new books on the Holocaust, a novel set in World War II–era Vietnam, and works on Winston Churchill and Volodymyr Zelensky make for compelling offerings for the history buff.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
In his history of the Blitz, Erik Larson buys into some of the British leader’s propaganda.
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[ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-02-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
The History Press will publish the first biography of Winston Churchill's daughters in spring 2021.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 04:01:25 UTC ]
This week's book to film deals include an option for the memoir by former Obama Administration adviser Ben Rhodes, and a deal for a book about Winston Churchill's wife.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's been a whirlwind of a time following the success of The Theory of Everything, but Anthony McCarten certainly hasn't been resting on his laurels. The New Zealand-born writer, based in London, has just finished screenwriting a film based on Winston Churchill's life, polished off Bohemian...
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[ Source: Stuff | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Viking has acquired rights to Darkest Hour by Anthony McCarten, a non-fiction narrative history of Winston Churchill’s wartime leadership.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Boris Johnson is to write a biography of William Shakespeare for Hodder & Stoughton for October 2016.
The publisher has confirmed the deal, which was reported in the Sunday Times to have been done for £500,000. The newspaper reported that Johnson’s advance was almost seven times his salary...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In this week's roundup of books generating interest around the globe, we look at a new Spanish novel Knopf has just acquired in the States, the new biography of Winston Churchill by London mayor Boris Johnson and an Italian thriller that has just been optioned by a local production company.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aurum Press has acquired world rights in a new biography of Winston Churchill’s wife,...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 17/02/2011 - 12:05 Pan Macmillan has acquired a biography of the first woman to work as a British secret agent in the Second World War, outbidding Penguin at auction. Editorial director Georgina Morley bought UK and British Commonwealth...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]