S&S signs Soon Wiley's debut novel

Simon and Schuster UK is to publish debut author Soon Wiley's "wonderfully layered" novel When We Fell Apart.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 17:40:14 UTC ]
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Sign up for the Los Angeles Times Book Club

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