Fry, Bonham Carter and Bailey Smith to narrate Rundell's anthology

Stephen Fry, Ben Bailey Smith and Helena Bonham Carter are to narrate the audio edition of The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain (Bloomsbury), edited by Katherine Rundell.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 19:07:20 UTC ]
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US Poet Laureate Ada Limon is publishing a new anthology of 50 poems by 50 poets.

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Han Dong Publishes New Anthology of Poems

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ‘let me see everything’ for new book, says Michael Lewis

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