Murder of Akong Rinpoche 'a tragedy', says Rider

The murder of 73-year-old Dr Choje Akong Rinpoche, author of Taming the Tiger (Rider), has been... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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In Mona Awad’s ‘Bunny,’ squad goals include Pinkberry, creative writing and murder

“We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other,” explains Samantha Heather Mackey, the narrator of Mona Awad’s new novel, “Bunny.” “Seriously. Bunny. … Bunny, I love you. I love you, Bunny.” Awad does so many things right in “Bunny,” her follow-up to her 2016 debut novel,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-11 15:00:00 UTC ]
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‘My Favorite Murder’ podcasters get even more personal in their new book

The room was filled with rare books, black balloons and Murderinos. The die-hard fans of “My Favorite Murder,” a true-crime comedy podcast, recently gathered at the Strand bookstore’s Rare Books Room to celebrate the publication of “Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered,” a combination memoir... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-07 21:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Andrea Bobotis on the Roots of Murder, Southern-Style

A woman untangles the dark legacy of her family’s possessions in a hard-luck South Carolina cotton town in Andrea Bobotis’s first novel, 'The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt' (Sourcebooks, July). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon buys Pattison's murder mystery debut

Avon will publish Nell Pattison's debut about a British Sign Language interpreter who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in the deaf community.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld snaps up Southon's 'dazzling' history of murder in Ancient Rome

Oneworld has acquired the rights to bookseller Dr Emma Southon’s new book A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sue Rider joins forces with Northbank Talent

Sue Rider Management has become part of Northbank Talent Management, with founder Sue Rider joining the literary and talent agency as consultant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Novel That Was the Missing Clue in the Murder That Shocked Victorian London

The connection between the 1840 murder of an aristocrat and William Harrison Ainsworth's novel "Jack Sheppard." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novelist ordered to pay nearly $42 million in fiancee's torture murder

A Los Angeles judge has ordered a graphic novelist from a wealthy Canadian family to pay $41.6 million to the family of his slain fiancee, whom he brutally tortured and killed in 2016 just weeks after their daughter was born. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bobbi Tillmon delivered the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gibson Square to publish first book on Khashoggi murder

Gibson Square is publishing the first book on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH marks five years of Murder Most Unladylike with hardback edition

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike with a signed hardback edition of the first book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Foley | 'I wanted to read a modern murder mystery. So that’s what I wrote'

With three historical novels to her name, former editor Lucy Foley has turned her hand to a Highlands-set murder mystery. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murder trial lawyer’s hit legal memoir seeks wider audience with Quercus

Quercus is publishing the hit legal memoir of barrister William Clegg QC, who has acted as counsel in high profile murder trials including the acquittal of Colin Stagg during the Wimbledon Common Murder case and the shooting of Jill Dando. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Heinemann buys book on Charles Manson murders

William Heinemann has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a book about the Charles Manson murders by Tom O’Neill, with editorial input from Dan Piepenbring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘My father's murderers are still free’: taking on Mexico's violent underworld – podcast

Investigative journalist Anabel Hernández has risked her life to expose corruption at the heart of her country’s violent ‘drug wars’. She tells Lucy Lamble why staying silent is not an optionAnabel Hernández is an award-winning investigative journalist, who has dedicated her career to exposing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meninism, #MeToo and murder: Clique, teen TV's most political show, returns

Jess Brittain’s university thriller returns to TV next week – with toxic masculinity and ‘snowflakes’ forming part of the dramaWe’re not in Beverly Hills any more, Toto: teen drama in 2018 is a darker, more politically-charged genre than ever. Take Riverdale, whose creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murder suspect arrested after streaming police chase on Facebook Live

A Moreno Valley man wanted by police in connection with a double homicide in Nevada and a shooting in Southern California was arrested Wednesday after a chase and shootout with deputies that he livestreamed on Facebook. San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene of a shooting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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riverrun buys murder-suicide novel set in the Hebrides

Quercus imprint riverrun has acquired Rebecca Wait’s new novel about the impact of a murder-suicide on a small island in the Hebrides. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gritty crime debut inspired by murder in Mexico to W&N

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a literary thriller set in Mexico, the first in a new series by debut author Tim MacGabhann.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Favorite Murder podcasters ink Trapeze deal

Trapeze has acquired UK rights to Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered, the debut book from American comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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