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God's Traitors no 5 in London bestsellers
21 Mar 2014
Congratulations to Jessie Childs whose God’s Traitors is no 5 in the Evening Standard’s London best sellers and continues to be reviewed widely and well.
Yesterday’s Evening Standard called it “engaging history and a cracking read” whilst today’s Daily Mail calls it “a vivid, sometimes even humorous picture of devout Catholics keeping up appearances.”
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Bobby Friedman short-listed for British Political Book Awards
20 Mar 2014
Congratulations to Bobby Friedman whose Democracy Ltd was one of six books short-listed for the ‘Practical Politics Book of the Year’ at the British Political Awards last night.
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Army Rumour Service reviews Joff Sharpe
20 Mar 2014
Joff Sharpe’s new book Who Dares Wins in Business, recently released by Thistle Publishing, has been given a very creditable 4 mushroom heads by ARRSE, the Army Rumour Service.
‘Base your first book on personal knowledge and experience” is the advice often given to would-be authors. Joff Sharpe has taken this on board and the result is a lively, humorous and informative book in which he relates how he was able to apply lessons learnt while serving with the SAS to his subsequent business career.’
Joff is also being interviewed this week by BBC Surrey.
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More coverage for Monica Porter
19 Mar 2014
Monica Porter, the author of new memoir Raven: My year of dating dangerously… was interviewed last night on LBC, and features today in Stylist magazine.
She was also interviewed here (full video) on Australian breakfast TV show Sunrise.
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Three articles from Joff Sharpe
19 Mar 2014
Business guru Joff Sharpe is also clearly a master of productivity, with three fascinating new articles this week, to promote his new book Who Dares Wins in Business.
Huffington Post: Avoiding the End of History
Education Post: Lead, follow or get out of the way!
British Land: If you want engaged employees send them to Antarctica
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The Insider Guide to Agents
17 Mar 2014
Andrew Lownie, the best-selling literary agent in the world according to Publishers Marketplace, and recently short-listed for The Bookseller UK literary agent of the year, explains how the agency goes about selling its authors.
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Paul Anthony Jones on Huffington Post
17 Mar 2014
Paul Anthony Jones has written a new blog for the Huffington Post, promoting his fascinating book Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons: The Origins of English in Ten Words.
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Great reviews for Cathy Glass's About Writing and How To Publish.
17 Mar 2014
Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose new book About Writing and How To Publish. - a departure from her fostering memoirs - have garnered terrific reviews:
“Clear, concise and packed full of practical tips..” iTunes
“About Writing is an invaluable guide for all aspiring writers…” The Book People.
“Cathy guides you through the entire process, from composing your first paragraph to seeing your book in print.” Lovereading.com
“… a guide to creative writing that both published and non-published writers/authors alike will find useful.” AntonySimpson.com
“This book will prove to be a valuable aid to any would be author. Cathy’s advice is really spot on, clear, concise and full of practical tips.” C Temlett. Amazon Reviewer
“Cathy Glass provides a clear and concise, practical guide on writing and the best ways to get published,” Fishpond.co.uk
“… I think it could teach some published writers a thing or two.” Robert. Amazon reviewer.
“… very insightful, structured and coherent. I like the short snappy chapters, that enable you to easily skim back and forth. There is plenty of useful advice, without being exhaustive. There are also helpful examples towards the end of the book.” A White. Amazon reviewer
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Huge coverage for Monica Porter
17 Mar 2014
Monica Porter’s sensational memoir Raven: My year of dating dangerously… was released this weekend by Thistle Publishing, generating headlines worldwide, from the UK to Taiwan, Turkey and Malaysia. The book has shot into the Amazon Top 500.
