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Michael Bond … the bear necessities
Originally posted on Routine Matters:
Michael Bond … the bear necessities Illustration by Alan Vest Michael Bond, (born 13 January 1926) is an English author, best known for his Paddington Bear series of books. Bond began writing in 1945 whilst stationed with the army in Cairo and sold his first short story to the magazine London Opinion. He was paid seven…
From Book to Film: Upcoming Adaptations
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
With the recent successes of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, more and more novels are being adapted for the big screen. The following books are all ones that have been optioned for films. Because film adaptations are always a gamble, I am curious to see how these…
Review: How To Train Your Cat To Promote Your Book by Rayne Hall
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
I was kindly sent a free digital copy of this book by the author Rayne Hall for a review. This is a great book for any author’s with cats and shows you how to use your cat to promote your books, here is my review. Promoting a book when you are…
INDIE VS. TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING: BATTLE LINES DRAWN? by Steven Perkins
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
Embers of a long smoldering fire have recently been stoked. The winds of a publishing war are stirring, and opening salvo’s have been unleashed! Have battle lines been drawn between independent and traditional publishers? Is so, who in the end shall emerge the ultimate victor? Time, as they say,…
Penelope Lively …
Originally posted on Routine Matters:
Penelope Lively … Penelope Lively (born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. She has won both the Booker Prize (Moon Tiger, 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children’s books (The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 1973). Her latest work, Dancing Fish and Ammonites, A Memoir, was published in 2013.…
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