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The McIlvanney Prize 2022 Finalists Announced

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The finalists for The McIlvanney Prize 2022 have been announced, with Liam McIlvanney's THE HERETIC and Ambrose Parry's A CORRUPTION OF BLOOD among them. Congratulations to both! The winner will be announced on September 15th.

THE HERETIC

"An outstanding example of Tartan Noir [..] McIlvanney is a...

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09/07/2022 - 12:41
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WB Yeats’s to be celebrated in London at last

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W B Yeats , Nobel Laureate winning Irish poet who was raised in England, will have a statue unveiled to him today in Bedford Square, London. Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Atkinson, will unveil the tribute, which is the work of British sculptor Conrad Shallcross. As reported in the...

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09/06/2022 - 15:04
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MIRIAM MARGOLYES AND JOELLE TAYLOR NAMED ON POLARI PRIZE SHORTLISTS

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Congratulations to Joelle Taylor and Miriam Margolyes on this year's shortlisting!

Memoir, fiction, and vibrant poetry collections from a mixture of small presses and larger publishers are all recognised in the shortlists for this year’s Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize, the UK’s only dedicated awards for LGBTQ+...

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09/06/2022 - 14:47
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Bestselling week for UA clients in the Nielsen Book Charts

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It's been a winning week for UA clients in the Nielsen Books charts - what a joy to see so much success! Congratulations to all authors listed below, including a special shout out to Miriam Margolyes, whose autobiography THIS MUCH IS TRUE tops three charts and is bestselling in both...

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07/13/2022 - 12:54
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