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Caoilinn Hughes's THE WILD LAUGHTER is longlisted for the 2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

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Caoilinn Hughes's second novel, THE WILD LAUGHTER, is one of 12 books longlisted for the 2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize. The shortlist announcement will take place on 25 March, with the winner revealed on 13 May, the eve of International Dylan Thomas Day.

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03/02/2021 - 16:01
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HINTON by Mark Blacklock is longlisted for the 2021 Walter Scott Prize

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Mark Blacklock 's second novel, HINTON, is based on the life of British mathemetician Howard Hinton. In the novel, Hinton and his family are living in Japan, escaping from a scandal. In a bravura and startling meeting of real and philosophical elements, Mark Blacklock creates a ravishing period piece of late-Victorian social, scientific and domestic life.

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03/02/2021 - 15:55
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Debut Book to be Published in October 2021

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor's debut book will be her autobiograpy, SPINNING PLATES: Thoughts on Music, Motherhood and Men, to be published by Coronet (Hodder) in October 2021.

Part memoir, part musings, Sophie will write about the conjuring act of adulthood and motherhood and how her experience of working while raising her...

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02/22/2021 - 16:06
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Working Title Options Rights to John Preston's FALL

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Working Title has optioned the rights to FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL, by bestselling author John Preston. The book, which was published earlier this month, charts the rise, fall, and mysterious death of Robert Maxwell. The project is being developed as a limited television series, with Tim Bevan and...

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02/18/2021 - 18:17
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