Picador to publish memoir from John Connell

Picador is publishing The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History by Irish Book Award-winner John Connell. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 17:12:56 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph to publish Gerrard memoir this autumn

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Herman Wouk to publish first memoir aged 100

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[ The Guardian | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mandela's memoir to be published

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[ BBC News | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2014-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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