Amazon.co.uk picks Rising Stars

Written By: Charlotte Williams Amazon.co.uk has selected books published by Myriad Editions, Fig Tree, Atlantic Books and Simon & Schuster as its four Rising Stars for this quarter. Snowdrops by A D Miller (Atlantic Books) is currently the featured book, with a Q&A with Miller on the promotion page along with media reviews. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira (Fig Tree), thriller The Terror of Living by Urban Waite (Simon & Schuster) and Into the Darkest Corner byElizabeth Haynes (Myriad Editions) will follow as the other titles chosen for this first quarter. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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