Carroll returns to World War II with story collection

Faber Children’s Books has acquired a collection of short stories, set in World War II, by Emma Carroll. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virtuous Con Returns—and Looks Toward the Future

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Endnotes: ‘The Cemetery of Untold Stories’ by Julia Alvarez

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Why Brené Brown’s Gospel of Vulnerability Fails the World’s Most Vulnerable

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EC Comics Returns from the Crypt at Oni Press

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Google now admits it could collect data in Chrome's Incognito mode

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