Paris Lees | 'I grew up feeling like I wasn’t good enough, so to feel respected for my writing is really moving'

A contributing editor for British Vogue, Paris Lees made her name as the UKs first high-profile transgender woman to break into the mainstream when she was named top of the Pink List of the most influential LGBT people in Britain, and became the first “out” transgender woman to appear on BBC flagship news programme “Question Time”. On 27th May, her first book is published, What it Feels Like for a Girl, a memoir of growing up poor in Nottingham. Riveting, funny and truly shocking, it is shaping up to be one of the books of the year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Acquisitions director of Blink Publishing, Clare Tillyer, is moving to Michael O'Mara Books to expand its adult non-fiction programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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School & Library Spotlight: Two School Librarians Write a Publishing Wishlist

In the first in a series of library roundups, two school librarians interview each other about what titles their collections could use the most. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Denise Mina has moved to Penguin Random House imprint Harvill Secker for her next literary thriller based on a real-life serial killer Peter Manuel and set in 1950s Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Lee Child elbows Joe Wicks off the top spot for 14th number one

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Nat Geo Appoints Six: People on the Move | 3.30.16

National Geographic Partners expands digital team, Marie Claire names an associate publisher, and more... The post Nat Geo Appoints Six: People on the Move | 3.30.16 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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A (Moving) Picture is Worth 1,000 Words, isn’t it?

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The Impossible Task of Writing Historical Fiction

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Sun publisher posts £250m loss due to write-down and hacking costs

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Prince confirms he is writing memoir

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