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MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize 2019

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MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION, the second novel by Booker-shortlisted author Ottessa Moshfegh , is among the titles on the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 !

A shocking, hilarious and strangely tender novel about a young woman’s experiment in narcotic hibernation, aided and abetted by one of...

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02/07/2019 - 14:30
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UA authors shortlisted for Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards

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The shortlist has been announced for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWA) and we are delighted to have three of our authors up for Travel Memoir of the Year. Kate Humble’s Thinking on My Feet , Rebecca Loncraine’s Skybound: A Journey in Flight and Simon Reeve’s Step...

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01/11/2019 - 15:13
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2018 Books Department Roundup

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2018 has been an exceptional year for many of our clients, a number of whom have won or been shortlisted for major prizes, seen their work adapted for stage and screen, and passed milestones in terms of copies sold or languages into which their books have been translated. Here are just some of 2018’s highlights..

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12/19/2018 - 14:46
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Rosemary Scoular on The Bookseller 100!

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This week, the Bookseller published its annual listing of the 100 most influential people in the trade, a tribute to the people at the heart of the business. This year, the list features a record number of 48 women, representing an uplift of 15% on 2017.

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12/17/2018 - 12:45
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