Orbit bags Emily Tesh's 'epic and intimate' debut novel

Little, Brown science fiction and fantasy imprint Orbit has snapped up fantasy author Emily Tesh's "phenomenal" debut novel, Some Desperate Glory. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 15:24:34 UTC ]

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Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher wins Dylan Thomas prize with ‘audacious’ novel The Coin

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