Many famous names – from Dawn French to, more recently, Ronnie O’Sullivan – have turned their hand to fiction, a move that has a mixed legacyWhat does a person do when they find they have become a successful consumer brand? Assuming you embrace this appalling fate, you’ll want to put your name to a memoir; you might even write it yourself. Then, depending on your field, there are options for clothes, sports kit maybe … perhaps a perfume? Some kitchen equipment? Umm … would a novel be pushing it? Related: Biographies are so over – now celebrities just make it all up Related: Ronnie O’Sullivan: ‘I just use snooker rather than letting it use me’ Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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It’s been over a year since Peter Parker and Miles Morales joined forces for their epic crossover adventure game on the Sony PlayStation 5. Now they are swinging their way to PCs early next year. Sony announced at New York Comic Con today that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is getting a PC release on... Continue reading at Engadget
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Dawn French will narrate an audiobook edition of Giles Andreae’s I Love My… picture books for Bolinda, the first time any of the series will be produced in audio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael Joseph is publishing the first novel from Dawn French in five years, called Because of You, this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The writer and editor promoted Joseph Conrad and DH Lawrence and deserves recognition as a great literary tastemakerThe first question worth asking of Helen Smith’s A-grade biography of Edward Garnett (1868‑1937) is just how many manuscripts passed across the desk of this publishers’ reader in... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Michael Morpurgo, Meg Rosoff and Chris Riddell are among the famous names who will be appearing at the inaugural International Children’s Literature Hay Festival Aarhus 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Dawn French is publishing her first non-fiction book since her 2008 autobiography Dear Fatty on Super Thursday this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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US senator Bernie Sanders, Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty, veteran director Ken Loach and actress Charlotte Rampling are among the famous names on the line-up for the 30th Hay Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Dawn French's Oh Dear Silvia (Penguin) has retained top spot in the official UK book charts... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 05/07/2011 - 09:44 Penguin and Sainsbury's are to jointly launch a new website to support the Sainsbury's Book Club, launching on 21st July. The Book Club will run from 7th July 2011 to July 2012. As reported in January, the book club this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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