Tickets for release of Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel snapped up

The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st in the late author’s Discworld series, to be launched with a midnight reading on 26 AugustTerry Pratchett’s legions of fans took just minutes to snap up tickets to a midnight bookshop opening in London that will mark the official release of the late author’s final Discworld novel, The Shepherd’s Crown. Related: Terry Pratchett's daughter declares The Shepherd's Crown will be the last Discworld novel Related: Terry Pratchett, Discworld series author, dies aged 66 Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Woodward's book Fear: Trump in the White House released on Kindle

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[ Stuff | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK snaps up Eccleston's memoir

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JMP reveals indies-only edition of Hawking's final book

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Simon & Schuster’s Woodward Book on Trump Racks Up Rights Sales Ahead of Its Release

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Some of the country's best pizza makers are throwing a pizza party in Los Angeles. Want tickets?

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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