Lady Anne Dodd pens biography of late husband Ken Dodd

Great Northern Books will publish The Squire of Knotty Ash… and his Lady, an "intimate" biography of the late Sir Ken Dodd by Lady Anne Dodd and biographer and TV producer Tony Nicholson. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 15:04:40 UTC ]

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Authors on the Air May 2, 2014: Anne Geddes

Anne Geddes, author of "Anne Geddes Little Blessings" (Sourcebooks, 9781402298189), will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Monday, May 5. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN and Foyles partner on World Bookshelf

English PEN in partnership with Foyles has launched a new website which celebrates contemporary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bezos Pens Long Amazon Shareholder Letter

In one of his longest shareholder letters, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gave readers a “tour” of 21 Amazon initiatives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ted Hughes' widow withdraws biography support

Ted Hughes' widow Carol has withdrawn her co-operation on a biography of the poet by academic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prison books ban could be illegal, says PEN

Freedom of speech charity English PEN has warned that the government could be acting illegally by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Fine vies for Carnegie hat-trick

Author Anne Fine is in the running to win the CILIP Carnegie medal for a third time, with novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keith Richards pens children's book

The Rolling Stones in their pomp were the famous five Enid Blyton could never have invented.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Frank books vandalised in Japan

More than 100 copies of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl have been vandalised in public libraries in Japan's capital Tokyo, library officials say. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony to close Reader store and move users to Kobo's ebook platform in 'late March'

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[ Engadget | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN and UNESCO to Bolster Minority Language Publishing

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lou Reed biography to Transworld

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebels and mavericks make it into 2014 Dictionary of National Biography

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[ The Guardian | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Jane Howard biography set for 2016

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Anne Donovan novel for Canongate

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anjelica Huston discusses her memoir, 'A Story Lately Told'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remembering Peter Kaplan – and the late Renaissance of US journalism | Michael Wolff

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookPeople, Random House Partner on Pen-Pal Literacy Initiative

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lou Reed biography from Orion

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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D'Annunzio biography wins Samuel Johnson Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN's Joan Didion event lacked just one thing: Joan Didion

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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