Jack the Ripper’s victims are famous in death, but what were their lives like?

Hallie Rubenhold brings humanity, dignity and sympathy to five poor women who met their end in Victorian London. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Fix-It and Forget-It Lives Again

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bangladeshis protest after atheist writer Avijit Roy hacked to death

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[ The Guardian | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Blackpool to reopen after staff death

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Livingly Media Sells to European Publishing Group for $25 Million

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[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AP Expands Live Video Offering as 'Slow Television' Grows Online

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Are Famous Fictional Characters Reacting to Scout’s Return?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Real Victims of Ad Fraud Might Surprise You

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[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ebook is dead. Long live the ebook

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Hebdo attack: the 12 victims of the terror attack

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[ The Guardian | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Hebdo attack: confusion over whereabouts of gunmen – live updates

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[ The Guardian | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornwell releases Kindle Single on Ripper hunt

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Releases Cornwell's 'Ripper' Kindle Single

Amazon Publishing has released an essay by bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, which documents her investigation of Jack the Ripper for her 2002 title, 'Portrait of a Killer.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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