Adam Kay is sending his exposé of life as a junior doctor during the leadership candidate’s time as health secretary to highlight how he ‘left the NHS in tatters’Adam Kay is sending a copy of his bestselling memoir about life as a junior doctor, This Is Going to Hurt, to all 330 Conservative MPs ahead of their vote on the new Tory leader, to remind them of how leading contender Jeremy Hunt “left the NHS in tatters” after his stint as health secretary.Hunt, who is now foreign secretary, has pitched himself as the “serious leader” the UK needs in the Conservative party leadership race, arguing that he is the best negotiator to deliver Brexit. Kay said he was sending his memoirs to MPs because he “wanted to remind those ‘honourable friends’ with any honour quite what those in the health service actually thought of those ‘negotiation skills’ Mr Hunt has been boasting about’. Related: Here are six ways to save the NHS, Mr Hunt. Trust me I’m a doctor | Adam Kay Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-12 11:40:05 UTC ]
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Long before Tinder, there was Jane Austen, warning your dates and their families that you looked nothing like your picture: in this instance, her subject was Mary Pearson, a portrait of whom has recently been discovered and acquired by Jane Austen’s House museum. Pearson, who likely inspired... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-07 15:55:45 UTC ]
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HarperNonFiction is releasing an early audiobook edition of Adam Buxton's memoir in May—its first to be recorded entirely remotely. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 21:06:52 UTC ]
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Consolidated revenues for Yale University Press London and subsidiary Yale Representation stood at £7.9m for the year to end June 2019, up 3.4% on the previous year (£7.7m), according to the latest files at Companies House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 17:39:34 UTC ]
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If you thought the Choose Your Own Adventure books were magical, one Sri Lankan children’s book author might be up your alley. Sybil Wettasinghe, the 90-year-old author of The Umbrella Thief, a classic children’s book in Sri Lanka, set a new Guinness World Record yesterday with the publication... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-06 19:45:46 UTC ]
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The conversation with the novel’s author, along with three Latina writers and publishing representatives, was smart, empathetic and illuminating. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-06 17:35:42 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records has revealed the cover of its next edition and launched a competition for one lucky reader to appear on it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 07:40:22 UTC ]
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Accounts show parent firm still spending an eighth of revenue dealing with phone hackingThe Sun recorded a loss of £68m last year amid falling print sales and the enormous cost of phone-hacking claims against its parent company from figures including Sir Elton John and Heather Mills.Rupert... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-23 15:59:03 UTC ]
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The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, have revealed the regional shortlists for the 2020 Independent Bookshop of the Year with a record 49 bookshops from nine regions across the UK and Ireland vying to be named the country’s best indie retailer for books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 22:49:23 UTC ]
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In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-18 10:00:07 UTC ]
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In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-18 10:00:07 UTC ]
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The novel, set in a future world, is a cautionary tale that’s laced with electricity and humor. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-17 17:48:49 UTC ]
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Here are six narrators, who, as of this writing, have each recorded less than five audiobooks. This reader can't wait to listen to them again. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-02-17 11:32:05 UTC ]
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The Katniss Everdeen of our generation—aka the anonymous Trump administration official who wrote a high-fructose op-ed and bestselling book about… silently and ineffectually resisting?—is the subject of Beltway rumors, as some are suggesting that “Anonymous” is, in fact, a high-ranking National... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-03 15:22:54 UTC ]
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Debbie Cenziper focuses on “the Trawniki men,” trained in Poland to commit mass murder. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-09 12:46:57 UTC ]
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Public Libraries around the world generated a record level of digital content circulation in 2019, providing patrons access to more than 326 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines, according to a report by Rakuten OverDrive, a digital distribution vendor for libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has posted flat sales for December, with bad weather and the general election causing a "distraction" in the middle of the key trading period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 10:17:07 UTC ]
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Pottermore, the digital publisher of Harry Potter, recorded sales of £31.5m in the year to end March 2019, with pretax profit jumping to £6.9m. Describing the performance as "another very good year", chair Neil Blair highlighted "strong" sales of the original Harry Potter series across e-books... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 23:13:21 UTC ]
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Publishing insiders have called for the trade "to get on the front foot" and "tirelessly" lobby Boris Johnson's new government, in the wake of last night's historic election which saw the Conservatives win their biggest majority since 1987. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 22:21:14 UTC ]
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Orlando Figes’s “The Europeans” is a sweeping history that highlights the importance of internationalism. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-11 19:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s new novel explores family ties and the complications of race. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-10 17:25:19 UTC ]
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