Penned in the Margins bags Acts of Resistance

Independent publisher Penned in the Margins has acquired an "inspirational" creative non-fiction book by writer and arts professional Amber Massie-Blomfield. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 22:14:34 UTC ]
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AWP 2017's keynote speaker, Azar Nafisi, the author of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran,' blasted President Trump in a fiery presentation and urged writers to use their imaginations to resist the tyranny of the Trump administration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Boris Johnson's dad Stanley pens 'political thriller' on Brexit vote

Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson's father, has penned a political thriller about the “skullduggery” which might have gone on behind the scenes in the run up to the European Union referendum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Ardagh to pen guide to The Moomins

Macmillan Children’s Books is set to publish what it describes as the first official "guide” to the Moomins this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers Resist Protest Brings Thousands to NYPL, Trump Tower

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Prince Charles pens climate change book for new Ladybird Expert series

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pocket Essentials bags Barry Forshaw

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Marlon James pens epic fantasy trilogy

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Alex Hollywood pens Cooking Tonight for Hodder

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S&S's Reidy tells staff to 'resist censorship' after 'tumultuous' 2016

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English PEN reports 'challenging year'

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Sky News presenter pens The Women Who Shaped Politics

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Martin Amis to pen novel about Larkin, Bellow and Hitchens

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Borough Press launches third anniversary tote bag competition

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Short stories smuggled out of North Korea given PEN Translation award

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Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh pen Sweet cookbook

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Martyn Waites pens crime series for Bonnier Zaffre

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Kate Garraway pens book on ageing for Blink

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Obama Pens Exclusive Essay for Lonely Planet

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