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Channel 4 commissions new drama Summerwater based on the best-selling novel from Sarah Moss

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Based on the Sunday Times Top Ten book by novelist Sarah Moss , Channel 4 has commissioned Summerwater , a new six-part drama series from Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund and Glasgow based production company Freedom Scripted, which has been adapted by screenwriter John Donnelly ( The Assessment, Utopia, The...

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08/16/2024 - 15:51
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The Sunday Times names Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time its top-ranked book of last 50 years

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Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time (Bantam) notched up over five years on the Sunday Times charts, making it the newspaper’s top-ranked title in the past 50 years.

The late physicist’s classic tome hit the Sunday Times’ list for a record 264 weeks since first appearing in 1988,...

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08/16/2024 - 12:01
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A Song of Me and You is a Richard & Judy Summer 2024 Pick

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We're delighted by the news that Mike Gayle 's A Song of Me and You is a Richard and Judy pick with WHSmith for Summer 2024. Out in paperback today with Hodder & Stoughton, it is the ideal summer read. This is Mike's second time as a R&J pick, with...

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04/25/2024 - 14:06
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Bluebird buys Roxy Bourdillon’s 'nostalgia-drenched' memoir

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'Bluebird will publish DIVA editor Roxy Bourdillon ’s memoir, What A Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-Discovery .

Jodie Lancet-Grant, associate publisher at Bluebird, acquired world rights from Laura MacDougall at United Agents, scheduled for publication on 17th April 2025.

“What a Girl Wants is...

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04/23/2024 - 18:55
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