Bloomsbury pre-empts Binder's family-inspired Second World War novel

Bloomsbury UK and US have both pre-empted on the first novel by award-winning short fiction writer L Annette Binder, inspired by her own family’s experience under the Third Reich. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 22:22:19 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 05:23:20 UTC ]
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HarperCollins snaps up Gaynor's Second World War novel

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 00:37:34 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 09:13:58 UTC ]
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In World War II, serving Jesus while spying for the United States

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HarperCollins signs World War Two novel

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 00:58:20 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-20 17:30:09 UTC ]
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