New Clinton biography from Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury is publishing a new biography of Hillary Clinton in the lead-up to the 2016 US presidential election. Hillary: A Biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton (January 2016, £12.99) has been written by former financial journalist Karen Blumenthal right, also the author of Bloomsbury’s 2012 biography of Steve Jobs, The Man Who Thought Different. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Twisting Bill Clinton’s economic record to blame him for inequality

Historian Lily Geismer critiques his policies, and the Democratic Party's shifts of the 1990s, while ignoring many of his successes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Bloomsbury seizes Aslany's debut non-fiction in 'unprecedented' six-figure deal

Bloomsbury has acquired Peasants, the "extraordinary" non-fiction work by Dr Maryam Aslany, securing the debut in a hotly contested auction for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Official biography of Terry Pratchett to be published

A Life With Footnotes, by the late author’s former assistant and friend, has been authorised by Pratchett’s estate and is due to be released in SeptemberRob Wilkins, Terry Pratchett’s former assistant and friend, is writing the official biography of the late Discworld author, which will move... Continue reading at The Guardian

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HarperCollins snaps up authorised biography of Indian business leader Tata

HarperCollins has snapped up the rights to the authorised biography of business leader Ratan Tata by Thomas Mathew. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Atkins, Ypi and Christofi compete for Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize

The Biographers’ Club has announced the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize for 2021 featuring actress Eileen Atkins, Lea Ypi and Transworld publisher Alex Christofi among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Roman Abramovich settles libel claim over Putin biography

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Bloomsbury Buys ABC-CLIO for $22.3 Million

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Bloomsbury acquires US academic publisher ABC-CLIO in £17.3m deal

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Bloomsbury lands official book of Channel 4's The Great British Dig

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René Magritte was an enigma. A new biography tries to make sense of the genius.

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Bloomsbury Professional lands guide to mental illness in family courts

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Bloomsbury snaffles Melissa Thompson's Jamaican food 'celebration'

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Newton hails record first-half profits and sales at Bloomsbury

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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