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Aurum Press acquires Bannockburn 1314
22 Nov 2013
“With the build up to the referendum for Scottish independence in September 2014, Aurum Press has acquired a book that will certainly stir hearts and minds north of the border. Bannockburn 1314 - The First Battle For Independence, written by Edinburgh-based historian Angus Konstam, will be his very personal analysis on the battle, and how it has through time, especially in the late 20th century, come to be identified as a key moment in Scottish, but also British history.”
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BBC leads with MRF
21 Nov 2013
The BBC’s lead story this morning is the story of the undercover Military Reaction Force (MRF) operating in Northern Ireland during the 1970s, the subject of the new book MRF Shadow Troop released this week by Thistle Publishing.
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Eleanor Fitzsimmons runner-up for Tony Lothian Prize
21 Nov 2013
Congratulations to Eleanor Fitzsimons whose proposal for a book on Harriet Shelley is runner up for this year’s Biographers Club Tony Lothian Prize.
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George Osborne picture auction is removed from eBay
20 Nov 2013
“Bids opened at £50,000 on an online auction site for the notorious photograph of a youthful George Osborne with a lady whose professional name used to be “Miss Whiplash.”
Natalie Rowe, the former madam of the Black Beauties escort agency, will, however, have to wait a while longer before she can enjoy the proceeds, after eBay withdrew it from sale barely 24 hours after it had been put up. “Why?” Miss Rowe demanded. “My lawyers will be looking into this farce.” She adds she is not prepared to give up on selling it and intends to take it to a traditional auctioneer.”
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Three agency titles in top thirteen paperback non-fiction list
19 Nov 2013
The agency has positions six, twelve and thirteen in the paperback non-fiction list this week.
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The Girl With No Name enters best seller list
19 Nov 2013
Congratulations to Marina Chapman , Vanessa James and Lynne Barrett-Lee whose Girl with No Name,The:The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys enters the paperback bestseller list at no 13.
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Cathy Glass ten weeks in the top 20
19 Nov 2013
Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose Will You Love Me?:The Story of My Adopted Daughter Lucy is no 12 this week in paperback non-fiction and celebrating ten weeks in the top twenty.
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Casey Watson is no 6
19 Nov 2013
Congratulations to Casey Watson whose A Last Kiss for Mummy is no 6 and has been four weeks in the top 10.
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A busy weekend for Thistle
18 Nov 2013
It was a busy weekend for Thistle Publishing and the agency, with lots of coverage and new releases.
Former dominatrix Natalie Rowe is selling pictures of George Osborne, following the release of her sensational memoir Chief Whip.
Daily Telegraph - Photograph of George Osborne with dominatrix goes under the hammer
Simon Cursey’s shocking account of the Military Reaction Force in Northern Ireland was serialised in the Daily Mail, and quickly became the No.1 memoir on Amazon, outselling Morrissey and Alex Ferguson.
Exposed - The army black ops squad ordered to murder IRA’s top ‘players’
Katharine Quarmby’s powerful Kindle Single Aftermath was released, and became the No.1 short story on Amazon.
Finally, National Geographic announced plans for a new documentary featuring Marina Chapman.
