TECHNICALLY YOU STARTED IT: An Interview With Author Lana Wood Johnson

Debut author Lana Wood Johnson's TECHNICALLY YOU STARTED IT is your fav new YA beach read. Get the deets from the author! Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber launches competition for BAME children’s authors

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere acquires debut The Ruin by Irish author McTiernan

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford Lit Fest u-turns on author payment

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin to publish Trash author Andy Mulligan

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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