Roman Abramovich settles libel claim over Putin biography

Russian oligarch ends his case against journalist Catherine Belton over her book Putin’s PeopleThe Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has settled his libel claim against the journalist Catherine Belton over her best-selling book Putin’s People, after an agreement was reached late on Tuesday.The text will now recognise that the allegation Abramovich bought Chelsea football club at the Russian president’s behest is not a statement of fact. It will include additional denials from the oligarch’s spokesperson and the club. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-12-22 11:36:02 UTC ]
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Ebury pre-empts biography of two 16th-century queens

Ebury Press will publish Blood, Fire and Gold, a biography of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici by historian Dr Estelle Paranque. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 19:01:49 UTC ]
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At Hearing, Judge Appears Unmoved by New Claims in Bolton Case

At a September 24 teleconference, Judge Royce Lamberth suggested that a former NSC official's claims that Trump officials had abused the prepublication review process for John Bolton's bestselling memoir amounted to a "political diatribe." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking to celebrate the NHS's 75th birthday with new biography

Viking has acquired Fighting for Life: The Twelve Battles that Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its Future by Isabel Hardman, to be published ahead of the NHS's 75th anniversary in 2023. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 16:18:06 UTC ]
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Yale snaps up biography of artist John Craxton

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 02:19:52 UTC ]
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B&N Knocks Out Defamation Claim by Fired CEO

Knocking out the defamation claim is a potentially substantial victory for Barnes & Noble, as previous filings suggest that former CEO Demos Parneros was seeking approximately $70 million in damages for the defamation claim alone. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bolton Asks for Discovery, Claims Trump Administration Acted in 'Bad Faith'

In an August 20 filing, attorneys for former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said the evidence will show that Trump administration officials abused the prepublication review system in an attempt to suppress his bestselling book 'The Room Where it Happened.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Miranda Devine ‘unusually silent’ over defamation claim brought by Quaden Bayles, court hears

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[ The Guardian | 2020-08-20 05:55:10 UTC ]
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Stratford-upon-Avon festival hosts Lee Child event ahead of biography launch

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 04:44:23 UTC ]
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Harry and Meghan biography Finding Freedom reigns supreme in the charts

Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Finding Freedom (HQ), has ascended to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling a princely 31,586 copies in its first five days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-18 13:39:42 UTC ]
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Trump won't leave office peacefully, his former lawyer Cohen claims in upcoming book

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[ CBC | 2020-08-14 12:29:48 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking signs Pulitzer Prize-winner's 'historic biography' of Malcolm X

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-02 21:06:02 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 18:20:45 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-22 16:38:39 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-21 15:20:49 UTC ]
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Constable claims self-publishing success Why Women Are Blamed for Everything

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