Award-winning British fantasy author Terry Pratchett, creator of more than 70 books, including the long-running Discworld series, died on March 12 at his home following complications from a chest infection. He was 66. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning British fantasy author Terry Pratchett, creator of more than 70 books, including the long-running Discworld series, died on March 12 at his home following complications from a chest infection. He was 66. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty stories written under a pseudonym and never before attributed to Pratchett, who died in 2015, will be released this year by TransworldA collection of newly rediscovered short stories by Terry Pratchett, originally written under a pseudonym, are to be published later this year.The 20 tales... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-02-27 14:52:08 UTC ]
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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
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-26 11:21:41 UTC ]
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A book accompanying the "Terry Pratchett: HisWorld" exhibition at Salisbury Museum has raised £20,000 for Bath-based dementia charity RICE (The Research Institute for the Care of Older People). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terry Pratchett's City Watch series, an eight-strong subset of the late author's 41 Discworld books, is being adapted by BBC Studios for a new television series called "The Watch". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Terry Pratchett's unfinished books have been crushed by a steamroller in accordance with the late fantasy author's wishes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC plans to air a “poignant and humorous” documentary about author Sir Terry Pratchett as well an Imagine programme on Maya Angelou. A 50-minute documentary entitled "Terry Pratchett: Back in Black" will run in early to mid February (yet to be confirmed), telling the bestselling author’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Terry Pratchett adult colouring book is set to be released by Gollancz this August, created by Paul Kidby, with the rights negotiated by Rob Wilkins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s will this summer publish a second collection of short stories from Terry Pratchett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st book in his much-loved fantasy series, sells more than 52,000 copies in three daysTerry Pratchett’s daughter Rhianna Pratchett has said that “somewhere Dad is raising a glass of brandy to you all” after the late author’s final novel The Shepherd’s Crown topped the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If we add an alert to one review, what about the others? Readers have different sensitivities; who is to say which details may spoil a book for any one of them?Readers hate spoilers, and one of the sacred duties of the literary editor is to make sure they don’t happen – or if they do, that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st in the late author’s Discworld series, to be launched with a midnight reading on 26 AugustTerry Pratchett’s legions of fans took just minutes to snap up tickets to a midnight bookshop opening in London that will mark the official release of the late author’s final... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The upcoming book by Pratchett, who died recently, will reportedly be titled 'The Shepherd's Crown' and center on a familiar character. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett is the author of such works as 'Wyrd Sisters,' 'Night Watch,' and 'The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.' He was knighted in 2009 and was the bestselling author in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Much-loved author Sir Terry Pratchett passed away today (12th March), at the age of 66, his publisher Penguin Random House has announced. Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series, had been suffering from posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s. He passed away at home. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Terry Pratchett, the author best known for his Discworld series, has died aged 66. His novels weaved fantasy, science fiction, satire and whimsy to great effect -- more than 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. Despite publishing ... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Esteemed author and educator Lore Segal, who wrote and translated clever and sunny children's tales alongside the autobiographical adult stories and novels informed by her early life as a Jewish refugee during WWII, died on October 7 at her home in Manhattan. She was 96. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Television commentator and the moral conscience of snooker through his campaigning journalism on the sportClive Everton, who has died aged 87, was known to millions worldwide as the calm, authoritative voice of televised snooker, but of even greater importance was his work as a campaigning... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Michael Bowyer, who has died aged 95, was the author of many aviation books as well as a dedicated primary school teacher. His encyclopedic knowledge and rigorous research enhanced his many popular publications.His book on the RAF’s versatile Mosquito, co-authored with C Martin Sharp, was... Continue reading at The Guardian
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