Hometown Tales look beyond London for new voices

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has revealed the first four books in its Hometown Tales series, which aims to promote regional diversity by publishing voices from across the UK. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cop tales to Silvertail

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S buys Celtic Britain tale

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Int’l Voices, NBA Authors Star at Miami Book Fair

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Proffitt awarded London Library accolade

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads buys tale of Descartes' servant girl

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hunger Games to be London theatre show

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A&U signs forgery tale from Dominic Smith

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Publishing Crowd Gathers in London to Discuss Self-Publishing

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Karl Miller, founding editor of London Review of Books, dies at 83

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[ The Guardian | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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