Malala's father strikes memoir deals in multiple territories

Malala Yousafzai’s dad, Ziauddin Yousafzai, has signed a book deal with Penguin Random House UK imprint WH Allen. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Malala Yousafzai: What does a Nobel Peace Prize winner do for fun?

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Instagram eventually pulls a troll's post praising pipe bombs

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Simon Mayo and Jo Whiley to leave Radio 2 Drivetime show

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Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas snapped up by Quercus

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Book by rising Democratic star Kamala Harris coming in 2019

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The Muslims wins prize for radical children’s fiction

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Malala's father strikes memoir deals in multiple territories

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Do You Know the 27 Different Types of Gen Zers?

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Rachel Reeves MP inks women of Westminster book deal

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Ben Miller strikes children’s book deal

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