Rocket launch: Pan Macmillan primed for global publication of Elton John memoir

Pan Macmillan has taken steps to ensure its global publication of Elton John’s long-awaited first memoir makes a big splash—and it’s been a colourful journey...   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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'Harry Potter' actor Tom Felton explains how an escape from rehab helped his sobriety

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A Queer Black Anarchist’s Journey to Find Liberation in America and Abroad

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