The grisly Cleveland murders that unraveled Eliot Ness

The case, as Daniel Stashower shows, helped puncture the myths surrounding the lawman who had brought down Al Capone. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-16 10:00:29 UTC ]

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Why Cleveland’s A-W Award is One of the Most Important Honors in American Letters

Established in 1935, the A-W Awards are only American book prize to focus on works that address racism and diversity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape tussles with indies on T S Eliot shortlist

Titles from Cape Poetry will tussle with works from independent publishers Carcanet, Faber, Bloodaxe and Nine Arches for the T S Eliot Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murder and sci-fi hit rights spot at Frankfurt

S K Vaughn’s blockbuster space-set survival thriller Across the Void (Sphere) and Stuart Turton’s murder mystery The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle are among the titles bagging numerous foreign-rights deals at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV rights optioned for Turton’s high concept murder mystery

TV rights for Stuart Turton’s debut The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Bloomsbury) have been optioned by House Productions ahead of the book's UK publication in February 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Magpie Murders' author Anthony Horowitz delivers remarkable twist on the classic whodunnit

The bestselling British author and screenwriter is making his own bid for detective story immortality with an astonishing Golden Age-style mystery novel. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kathleen Jamie wins RGS's Ness Award

Scottish poet and essayist Kathleen Jamie is to receive the 2017 Royal Geographical Society’s Ness Award for "outstanding creative writing at the confluence of travel, nature and culture". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Promises to Improve Controls After Man Livestreams Murder

A day after a suspect killed an elderly man in Cleveland and streamed it on Facebook Live, the social network said it's reviewing the way it receives reports about content that violates its policies. In a blog post published today, the company called the event a "horrific crime" that has "no... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP races to seal murderous motoring title by Boxtrolls author

Oxford University Press has signed the “Boxtrolls” creator for an illustrated gift book about a murder of crows who build a car in order to break the world speed record for birds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere makes killing from Mitford Murders pre-empts

Rights to Jessica Fellowes’ debut novel The Mitford Murders (Sphere), the first in a new series of the same name, have sold in four pre-empts across Europe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mulholland acquires Christmas-themed murder mystery by Susi Holliday

Mulholland Books has acquired a chilling Christmas-themed murder mystery by author Susi Holliday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Bailey's partner found guilty of her murder

The partner of children’s author Helen Bailey has been found guilty of her murder. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Bailey's murder trial enters closing stages

The man accused of murdering children's author Helen Bailey for financial gain "grossly deceived" her, jurors have heard, as the prosecution branded his account of a kidnapping "absurd" in the concluding stages of the six-week murder trial. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacob Polley wins £20k T S Eliot Prize for poetry

Jacob Polley has won the £20,000 T S Eliot Prize for poetry for his “firework of a book” Jackself (Picador). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Bailey’s brother gives evidence at murder trial

The brother of children’s author Helen Bailey has given evidence at her murder trial. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink signs book about Daniel Morgan's 1987 murder

Blink Publishing, part of Bonnier Publishing, has signed a deal to release a book about the murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury acquires true-crime memoir on catching a murderer

Ebury Press has acquired Catching a Serial Killer by former Detective Sergeant Stephen Fulcher - a true-crime memoir about the manhunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Index' translates work of murdered Argentine writer

Freedom of expression magazine Index on Censorship has negotiated rights to translate a short story from Haroldo Conti, an Argentine writer who was "disappeared" by the state in the 1970s during the Argentine military dictatorship. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Murder Mysteries to Christian Fiction: PW Talks to Karen Kingsbury

With over 7.8 million copies sold in the Baxter Family series alone and a new collection on the way, Christian fiction star Karen Kingsbury reflects on her writing career. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man found guilty of murdering Adrian Greenwood

Michael Danaher has been found guilty of murdering author and rare books dealer Adrian Greenwood (pictured) over a first edition of The Wind in the Willows. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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