Judith Miller: 'No senior official spoon-fed me a line about WMD'

Former New York Times reporter pens Wall Street Journal essay standing by articles she wrote before Iraq war verifying Saddam Hussein’s WMD programJudith Miller, the correspondent whose mistaken reporting on Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program routinely decorated the front page of the New York Times in the run-up to the Iraq war, has launched a staunch defense of her work in a newspaper essay published Friday and in a forthcoming book. The essay, published in the Wall Street Journal, describes Miller’s frustration at the “enduring, pernicious accusation that the [George W] Bush administration fabricated WMD intelligence to take the country to war”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams narrates Judith Kerr's final book

David Walliams has narrated the audiobook of The Curse of the School Rabbit (HarperCollins), written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 12:22:15 UTC ]
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Cleeves and Fuller join Killer Women line-up

Ann Cleeves and Michael Fuller are among the writers on this year's Killer Women Festival of Crime Writing and Drama line-up, as the event moves to a new date.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 04:18:54 UTC ]
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Pullman and Brandreth join Gardners Trade Show line-up

Philip Pullman will open this year's Gardners Trade Show ahead of the launch of The Secret Commonwealth, with Gyles Brandreth also joining the line-up.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 09:53:34 UTC ]
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Nicholls, Smith and McEwan join Cheltenham Literature Festival line-up

David Nicholls, Ali Smith and Ian McEwan are among the line-up for this year’s the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 05:28:19 UTC ]
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McEwan, Maitlis and Rees-Mogg join Cliveden Literary Festival line-up

Novelist Ian McEwan, BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis and Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg are among the authors on this year's Cliveden Literary Festival line-up. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 13:12:57 UTC ]
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Keyes, Chevalier and Hudson join Words Weekend line-up

Marian Keyes, Candice Carty-Williams, Kerry Hudson and Tracy Chevalier are among the authors on the line-up for the inaugural Words Weekend event in Gateshead. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 21:01:32 UTC ]
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HQ's Mursell promoted to senior commissioning editor

HQ has promoted Charlotte Mursell to senior commissioning editor for both fiction and non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 09:12:00 UTC ]
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Judith Krantz, Whose Tales of Sex and Shopping Sold Millions, Dies at 91

She published her first novel at 50, and her heroines were invariably rich, savvy, ambitious and preternaturally beautiful. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 20:37:23 UTC ]
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Bestselling Romance Novelist Judith Krantz Dead At 91

The author of the steamy romances "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" sold more than 85 million books worldwide. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-06-24 02:34:35 UTC ]
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Judith Krantz dies, aged 91

Romance novelist Judith Krantz has died in California, aged 91, from natural causes.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 19:07:56 UTC ]
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Headline scoops official Downton Abbey film companion

Headline has scooped an official companion book to the forthcoming "Downton Abbey" movie, bringing the world and characters of the fictional country house to life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 06:11:07 UTC ]
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Obioma, Okojie and Evaristo join Africa Writes line-up

Man Booker shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma, author and curator Irenosen Okojie, author Bernadine Evaristo and award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus are among the writers on the line-up for next month's Africa Writes.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 02:59:25 UTC ]
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Emily Barrett leaves Orion for Sphere senior commissioning role

Orion Spring and Seven Dials commissioning editor Emily Barrett is leaving the lifestyle and non-fiction imprints to join Sphere. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 09:59:09 UTC ]
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New Booker branding as Crankstart's official sponsorship begins

Crankstart officially takes over as the supporter of the Booker Prize on 1st June, ending 18 years of sponsorship by The Man Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 17:35:51 UTC ]
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Publishing world pays tribute to 'extraordinary' Judith Kerr

Figures from across the children’s book world have been paying tribute to the “extraordinary” Judith Kerr, following her death at the age of 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 21:54:07 UTC ]
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‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ author Judith Kerr dies at 95

Judith Kerr, a refugee from Nazi Germany who wrote and illustrated the bestselling "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" and other beloved children's books, has died at her home in London. She was 95. The author died Wednesday after a brief illness, said Charlie Redmayne, chief executive at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-23 19:30:00 UTC ]
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Judith Kerr dies aged 95; tributes paid to Tiger Who Came to Tea author

Judith Kerr, illustrator and writer of children’s favourites including The Tiger Who Came to Tea, has died at the age of 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 17:41:23 UTC ]
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Street Noise Books Readies a New Line of Nonfiction Graphic Books

Street Noise Books, a new independent publishing house specializing in graphic memoir and illustrated nonfiction for young adults, will publish its first list in January 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cole praises 'diverse' Capital Crime line-up as Rankin and Mukherjee join bill

Martina Cole has praised the line-up for London's new crime and thriller festival Capital Crime as organisers reveal further names for the inaugural event, including Cole, Ann Cleeves, Ian Rankin, Abir Mukherjee and Leye Adenle.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NewFronts or TV upfronts? Lines blur as digital publishers mature

The themes of the 2019 Digital Content NewFronts all felt very familiar: Digital publishers spoke profusely about brand safety, original programming and scale. They are the same themes that will likely dominate the upfronts later this month, when TV networks pitch their new programming and ad... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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