Review of 2018 Part I: The Bestsellers

At the end of 2017, Waterstones boss James Daunt bemoaned that too few of that year's books were blow-the-doors off bestsellers that “packed a wallop”. That all changed in 2018, with many titles showing impressive punching power. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Jeff Bezos's Wife Gave The Tell–All Amazon Book A One–Star Review

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[ Fast Company | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transformer Book T100 review: This hybrid fills both its tablet and notebook roles well

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[ PC World | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage Posthumously Pubbing French Bestseller

Bestselling French author Gerard de Villiers, who died on Thursday, is now getting a posthumous crack at the U.S. market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling Morrissey autobiography snags a US release date

'Autobiography' by Morrissey has become the fastest-selling memoir in the UK written by a musician, according to the work's publisher. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung Ativ Book 9 Lite review: It's like a laptop for your Galaxy phone

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[ PC World | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: William Boyd's Bond novel 'Solo' puzzles over its mission

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning the page: the best book reviews

Colleen McCullough is back with a family saga, while Louis Nowra exposes the underbelly of Kings Cross. Our round-up of this week's best book reviews.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Peer Review A Big Bad Joke?

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Boyd's Solo reviewed

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[ PC World | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R.R. Martin's new novella will be a part of the anthology 'Dangerous Women'

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