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Sam McBratney: Guess How Much I Love You author dies

Sep 21 2020: Sam McBratney, author of the children's classic book Guess How Much I Love You, has died at the age of 77.

The author, who was born in Belfast, died on 18 September, his publisher Walker Books announced on Monday.

The tale of two nutbrown hares, who try to express...

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Fantasy and The Sword of Truth author Terry Goodkind has died

Sep 21 2020: Fantasy author Terry Goodkind, known for his long-running The Sword of Truth series, has died at the age of 72.

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President Trump intensifying efforts to repress books

Sep 18 2020: President Trump is intensifying efforts to repress books that expose his malfeasance. A grand jury has reportedly issued a subpoena to Simon & Schuster, the publisher of The Room Where It Happened, a scathing memoir by former national security adviser John Bolton. ...

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Booker Prize nominated author Tsitsi Dangarembga faces trial

Sep 18 2020: Three days after Tsitsi Dangarembga was nominated for the Booker Prize longlist on July 28 with her latest novel, This Mournable Body, she was arrested. Now, she has made it onto the UK's leading literary award's shortlist — also three days before her trial following ...

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Forrest Gump author Winston Groom dies aged 77

Sep 18 2020: Tributes have been paid to Winston Groom, the author of the novel Forrest Gump, who has died aged 77.

His work was adapted into a 1994 blockbuster film starring Tom Hanks. Forrest Gump was a cultural sensation and grossed more than $683m (£527m) at the global box ...

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Crown to Release Obama’s 'A Promised Land' globally in November

Sep 17 2020: The first volume of Barack Obama’s long-anticipated presidential memoir, A Promised Land, will be published globally in hardcover and digital formats on November 17, 2020 by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House. PRH has ordered a three million copy first printing ...

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CEO John Sargent leaving Macmillan

Sep 17 2020: In a surprise announcement this morning, Holtzbrinck announced that John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan, will leave Macmillan and its parent, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, on January 1. Don Weisberg, president of Macmillan US Trade, has been named to succeed Sargent as CEO ...

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Booker Shortlist dominated by debut authors

Sep 15 2020: The Booker shortlist was announced today, with four of the six nominees debut authors. In another surprise to many, two-times winner Hilary Mantel was not included on the shortlist.

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