Channel 4 ‘fired’ Boris Johnson from US election show for promoting his book, co-host says

Former British prime minister kept bringing up his memoir despite being warned to ‘put it away’ and was later replaced on TV panelUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerBoris Johnson was “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election, according to the programme’s co-host, Krishnan Guru-Murthy.It was not clear whether Johnson’s exit from the programme had been planned or if he had departed early. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-06 01:15:40 UTC ]
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Channel 4’s Born Famous isn’t insightful – it’s cheap poverty porn | Darren McGarvey

We need a serious look at the scandal of poverty in the UK. Instead we get the children of the rich playing make-believe• Darren McGarvey won this year’s Orwell book prize for Poverty Safari“Where did you learn to speak so eloquently, Darren?” is a question I am asked with alarming frequency.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milly Johnson strikes fresh three-book deal with S&S

Milly Johnson has struck a three-book deal with her long time publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Show just put out an entire book about Trump's tweets

Last night on "The Daily Show," Trevor Noah served up a plug for "The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library," a hardcover book from Noah and the show's writers that goes on sale today. It's been a long time in the making, given that just over a year ago The Donald J. Trump Presidential... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Alarming' study reveals only 4% of children's books feature a BAME character

Only 4% of all the children’s books published in the UK last year featured a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) character, according to “alarming” new figures from a study into ethnic representation in children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador and TED-Ed Team for Book Promotions

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon comes under fire for removal of book reviews

Amazon has come under fire for removing reviews from its online book listings, with some customers having had all their reviews removed or being blocked from posting further reviews. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Love 'Stranger Things' the show? Now books are on the way

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 4, 2018

This week: the thriller from Bill Clinton and James Patterson, plus new books from Lauren Groff, Rachel Cusk, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2018: Big Kids’ Books of the Show

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CrimeFest marks 10th anniversary with 4,000-book giveaway

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair Sets Show Dates in 2019 and 2020 for March

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The books world is sexist – and a one day promotion isn't enough to fix it

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[ The Guardian | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Channel 5 to mark World Book Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Stuff | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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