BookExpo 2019: Gail Collins On Women of a Certain Age

Author, journalist, and New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins may be personally responsible for saving the mental health of untold numbers of readers who depend on her witty, incisive takes on the world to get them through another day in Crazytown. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotty Bowers' 'Full Service' names names from Hollywood Golden Age

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins sings of deal with choirmaster Malone

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Using Libraries In the Age of eBooks

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[ PC World | 2012-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women writers dominate Waterstones 11 list

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jackie Collins backlist for digital

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Savannah Book Festival Comes Of Age

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Economist Hertz to Collins

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Media Week | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clangers get crafty with Collins & Brown

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins goes near the Knuckle with new book acquisition

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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