Century clinches Tyson Fury’s “warts and all” autobiography

Penguin Random House imprint Century has snapped up boxing champion Tyson Fury’s "warts and all" autobiography. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 06:53:06 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 07:45:56 UTC ]
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Hodder Studio clinches Nobody Panic book based on podcast

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-10 13:26:13 UTC ]
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It can’t match ‘Wolf Hall,’ but ‘Love and Fury’ captures an English figure with bravura

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[ World Literature Today | 2021-06-28 13:32:05 UTC ]
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Will Smith unveils memoir cover for Century at Miami block party

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The 15th-Century Wool Worker’s Son Who Made Books for Princes and Popes

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