News
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Seven Days of Infamy to St Martin's Press
25 Nov 2014
North American rights in Nicholas Best’s oral history account of the week around Pearl Harbour, Seven Days of Infamy, have been sold to St Martin’s Press.
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Three agency titles in top twenty paperback non-fiction bestseller list
25 Nov 2014
Congratulations to agency authors
Casey Watson whose Nowhere to Go is at Number 13
Julie Shaw whose Our Vinnie is no 15
Cathy Glass whose The Child Bride is no 19 - its ninth week in the bestseller list.
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Terrible Estate Agent Photos in the New York Daily News
25 Nov 2014
Andy Donaldson’s hilarious new book Terrible Estate Agent Photos is generating huge interest, including this piece in the New York Daily News.
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Mark Felton interview now online
24 Nov 2014
Mark Felton’s interview with BBC Cambridge is now available online here (starting at 02:10:00).
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Terrible Estate Agent Photos is number one stocking filler
20 Nov 2014
Terrible Estate Agent Photos is at number one in an Independent feature on the best ‘loo book’ stocking fillers.
‘It’s hard to believe photos of an overflowing ashtray or someone’s dirty underwear would be used to sell a house. And nothing screams “buy me” more than photos of toilets in the kitchen – you’ll never be more pleased to be in the comfort of your downstairs loo.’
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National Geographic interviews Susan Ottaway
20 Nov 2014
National Geographic News has published a terrific interview with Susan Ottaway about A Cool and Lonely Courage and its heroines Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne.
Sister Secret Agents in World War II Fought Alongside Men
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Vikie Shanks at Best magazine Bravest Women Awards 2014
20 Nov 2014
Meet the Best Bravest Women 2014 award winners
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Three agency titles in top eleven of paperback non-fiction bestseller list
18 Nov 2014
Congratulations to:
Julie Shaw, whose Canterbury Warriors trilogy is no 8,
Casey Watson, whose Nowhere to Go is no 10,
Cathy Glass, whose The Child Bride is no 11,
All the titles are published by Harper Colins.
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Vikie Shanks wins at Best magazine awards
18 Nov 2014
Vikie Shanks, the author of the inspirational memoir Unravelled, was a winner at the star-studded Best Bravest Women Awards 2014. Below is the live-blog transcript of Vikie’s proud moment:
19:59: Ruth introduces our next winner… Vikie Shanks was left with seven children – six of whom are autistic – when her husband tragically committed suicide and left her with £1 million worth of debts…
20.03: Carrie and David Grant bring Vikie up to the stage to present her award…
20.04: Carrie mentions her own children who suffer from autism and Asperger’s and says this is a story close to her and David’s hearts: “You are awe-inspiring,’ she tells Vikie. ‘Truly amazing.’
20.07: Vikie says she applauds her children for not ‘going off the rails’ and dedicating their lives to the right track which has made her trauma easier to deal with
20.09: ‘If i can make one more person understand what autistic children are going through and to help them achieve the incredible potential they have, that’s what I want to do.’
20.10 Massive applause as Vikie announces to the room that her fashion-designer daughter made her dress! She looks absolutely stunning.
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Ian Graham nominated for Educational Writers Award
18 Nov 2014
Ian Graham is one of four writers nominated for the Educational Writers Award 2014:
‘The Danger Zone: Avoid Being Sir Isaac Newton! (Book House) by Ian Graham and illustrated by David Antram puts the readers in the place of Newton. The judges said it was a “fascinating look at the man behind the theories of gravity, optics and calculus – tantrums, heresy, warts and all”.’
