Akala's 'powerful' memoir to Two Roads

John Murray Press imprint Two Roads has signed a personal memoir by BAFTA and MOBO-award winning artist Akala which is also a political book about race and class. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tori Amos—synesthete musical prodigy, RAINN activist, and one of the most iconic singer-songwriters of the 1990s (easily the greatest musical decade)—is releasing a new, politically-themed memoir entitled Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage. The book, Amos’ first since... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-05 21:44:52 UTC ]
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[ Electric Literature | 2019-11-05 12:00:26 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-04 09:49:06 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-01 14:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-31 21:42:22 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-31 20:42:22 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Executive | 2019-10-31 16:47:22 UTC ]
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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-30 22:08:00 UTC ]
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Fires and power outages plague California indie booksellers.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-30 17:00:29 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-30 14:42:51 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Writer's Digest | 2019-10-28 15:03:11 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-25 16:13:04 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-25 13:15:44 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 09:08:05 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2019-10-22 14:45:41 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 01:49:57 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2019-10-21 12:46:59 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-18 13:31:21 UTC ]
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