Weidenfeld & Nicolson is publishing a narrative history of Tudor ladies-in-waiting, the "oft-overlooked yet hugely influential figures of the Tudor court", by Dr Nicola Clark Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 09:15:33 UTC ]
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Princess Margaret's former lady-in-waiting Anne Glenconner has struck a two-book deal for two crime novels with Hodder & Stoughton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-04 02:45:30 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has signed Men at War, a "radical queering of military history" from The Quietus co-founder Luke Turner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 09:46:45 UTC ]
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The History Press will publish historian Ghee Bowman's debut non-fiction book, The Indian Contingent, for the 80th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 19:33:46 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is publishing a new fiction series from author and illustrator Emer Stamp—Stamp’s first for the Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 20:06:14 UTC ]
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Virago has signed lawyer Justine Cowan’s mix of family memoir and history of the Foundling Hospital – including the story of her own mother who grew up in its care. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 19:52:13 UTC ]
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A pair of historical novels maps a journey of discovery about World War II and its effects on noncombatants’ lives. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press has bought a "groundbreaking" book charting the rise and fall of "female husbands" in the 18th and 19th centuries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 11:57:16 UTC ]
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A new player is stepping into Ireland's burgeoning home-grown history publishing sector, Eastwood Books, a local and general history trade imprint from the Wordwell Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 15:24:11 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired three more books by Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark, including a follow-up to their picture book Three Little Monkeys. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 08:55:50 UTC ]
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Revisiting and learning from the past are central themes in the work of these two writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Travis d’Arnaud, the Dodgers’ newest catcher, walked into in the visitors’ clubhouse at Petco Park five minutes before 11 a.m. Sunday. He was fitted for a cap and a batting helmet. He introduced himself to unfamiliar people and greeted a few familiar ones. Austin Barnes, the Dodgers’ starting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the memoir of Princess Margaret’s former lady-in-waiting Lady Anne Glenconner, with plans to publish in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and director Sally Wainwright will make a rare appearance at the Wimpole History Festival in June with Bart Van Es, Michael Morpugo, Melvyn Bragg and Lucy Worsley also on the bill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Though it’s certainly unusual for the Academy Awards to have no official host, the ceremony on Sunday won’t quite be a first—that honor belongs to the 1939 Oscars, which were similarly host-less. However, there are quite a few nominees this year who could find themselves in the history books if... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up some of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes shortlists for 2019, with 31 translations from seven languages up for awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press has commissioned a three-volume global history of intelligence from the ancient world to present-day cyber-espionage. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winners of the Hugo Awards, considered some of the most prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prizes, were announced on Sunday, with science fiction author N.K. Jemisin making history as the first writer ever to win the best novel award three years in a row. Jemisin won the prize... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Their names are inked in history books and on the walls of hallowed concert halls as winners of American music’s most esteemed award, the Pulitzer Prize for music: Aaron Copland, George Crumb, John Luther Adams, Ornette Coleman, Caroline Shaw and dozens more. Add to that list the man nicknamed... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a "major work of non-fiction" that examines how work has shaped human civilisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jumping on bandwagons is my least favorite activity. Don't force me to tell you all the must-see movies I've skipped ("Forrest Gump" is all you'll get out of me), the No. 1 best-sellers I've bypassed (I discovered the world of "Harry Potter" only after it became a play) or the platinum records... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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