Susan Hill, C J Sansom and Sophie Hannah on CWA longlist

Publication Date: Wed, 13/04/2011 - 09:12 Susan Hill, C J Sansom and Sophie Hannah have all been longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association (CWA)'s Dagger in the Library 2011. Sponsored by Random House Group, the Dagger is awarded to an author for a body of work, with writers nominated by UK libraries and readers' groups and judged by a panel of librarians. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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