Brickie-turned-astronomer memoir to Century

Century is publishing an astronomer Gary Fildes' memoir for readers “ready to escape the humdrum of office life”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Brickie-turned-astronomer memoir to Century

Century is publishing an astronomer Gary Fildes' memoir for readers “ready to escape the humdrum of office life”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turns out the Russian soldier who fled to France and sold his war memoir might be full of shit.

Back in August I wrote about Pavel Filatyev, an active-duty Russian soldier who posted online his 141-page account of the lead up to and taking of Kherson by Russian forces. With the help of Vladimir Osechkin, who runs Gulagu.net (an anti-corruption website whose name translates as “No to the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-12-08 15:42:53 UTC ]
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Review: Kathryn Davis turned grief into a glimmering memoir like none you've ever read

The novelist Kathryn Davis' memoir, 'Aurelia, Aurélia," is a Virginia Woolf-inspired whoosh of experiences in the aftermath of her husband's death. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-01 18:31:42 UTC ]
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Will Smith unveils memoir cover for Century at Miami block party

Will Smith has revealed the cover of his memoir Will, published by Century this November, at a community block party in Miami. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-21 12:22:28 UTC ]
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The Risk, and Reward, of Turning from Memoir to Fiction

I feel creatively lost most of the time. It doesn’t matter if I’m beginning a fresh project, wading through the middle, or racing toward the end—I often find myself in a fugue state that makes it impossible for me to understand what I’m doing, even as I’m doing it. This is what I love about […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-05 09:48:59 UTC ]
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Century triumphs in 14-way auction for memoirs of Anti-Social Behaviour Officer

Century has snapped up the "wickedly-funny and heartbreaking" memoirs of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer following a major 14-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 22:25:39 UTC ]
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After his 2-year-old daughter died, a father turned his pain into a beautiful memoir

Jayson Greene’s “Once More We Saw Stars” is a heartbreaking — and heartwarming — tale of love and loss. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-08 15:53:00 UTC ]
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, Somali refugee turned congresswoman, to publish memoir in 2020 

Rep. Ilhan Omar, who made headlines last November after becoming the first Somali American ever elected to the U.S. Congress, will tell her life story in an upcoming memoir, Forbes reports. Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, is writing "This Is What America Looks Like" for publisher Dey Street... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate scoops astronomer's hotly-tipped grief memoir

4th Estate will publish astronomer and planetary scientist Dr Sara Seager’s “highly original” grief memoir following a reported seven-figure deal in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tina Turner's memoir goes to Century for six figures

Tina Turner has signed a six-figure deal with Century to publish her autobiography. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish thriller and astronomer's grief memoir take off ahead of FBF 2017

A Swedish debut historical crime thriller and a grief memoir about an American-Canadian astronomer’s husband are among the books taking off in multiple territories just ahead of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookbook Turned Memoir Stirs Up Family Stories in 'Three Many Cooks'

When the team behind the popular blog Three Many Cooks submitted their cookbook proposal to Ballantine, executive editor Pamela Cannon had a different vision for the project, and a collaborative food memoir was born. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century signs up gangland memoir

Century has won a four-way auction in the memoir of one of Britain's most notorious gangland... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Century buys White memoir

Century has acquired a memoir by Carole White, co-founder of Premier Model Management, which has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turn, turn, turn

If we are fortunate, then this past week may come to be seen as a turning point: the victory of president-elect Joe Biden; the announcement of a potential vaccine; the lifting of the most severe Covid-19 restrictions in Wales; and the moment at which the industry found its voice and declared... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 20:45:59 UTC ]
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Cher sets November release date for first installment of two-part memoir, 'Cher: The Memoir, Part One'

Cher is splitting her upcoming memoir into two parts because she has a life 'too immense for only one book,' publisher Dey Street Books says. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-24 16:24:27 UTC ]
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Interview: Glory Edim on ‘Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me’

Her own is called “Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me,” which follows anthologies that grew out of founding the Well-Read Black Girl book club. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-21 10:00:06 UTC ]
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A Memoir of a Beloved Trans Activist, Author, and Artist

"This is the kind of book that's hard to imagine until you're reading it: it doesn't seem possible, and then it is." Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Most Influential Cookbooks of the Century

25 of the most important cookbooks of the last 100 years, the best historical fiction of 2024, and Martin Scorcese's adaptation plans. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-18 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Cher Can, and Does, Turn Back Time

In the first volume of her memoir (which she hasn’t read), she explores her difficult childhood, her fraught marriage to Sonny Bono and how she found her voice. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-17 10:00:52 UTC ]
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