An American writer has become the first self-published author to sell a million eBooks.
John Locke from Kentucky writes westerns and crime thrillers.
American writer sells a million
22 Wednesday Jun 2011
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McCann scoops prestigious award
16 Thursday Jun 2011
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Colum McCann has won the International Impac Dublin Literary Award.
It’s for his book Let The Great World Spin.
It scoops the world’s most lucrative literary prize worth £88,000.
The story of colliding cultures set in 1970s New York was described by judges as a “remarkable literary work”.
Lilian Jackson Braun passes away
08 Wednesday Jun 2011
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Author, fiction, Lilian Braun, Lilian Jackson, Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who, The Cat who saw stars
Lilian Jackson Braun has died aged 97.
She was the author of “The Cat Who..” books about a crime-solving journalist and cat owner.
Her first book was published in 1966.
She passed away in a hospice in South Carolina.
Tributes to Jennifer Worth
08 Wednesday Jun 2011
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Best-selling author Jennifer Worth has passed away aged 75.
The writer who lived in Buckinghamshire wrote the popular Call the Midwife trilogy and died after a short illness.
Her books were based on her own experiences of being a nurse in the east end of 1950s London.
Each book sold almost a million copies.
Denny reveals the latest on her new book Borvo
13 Friday May 2011
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Author, Borvo, Christianity, Denny Bradbury, England, fiction, New Book, pagan, re-write, Writing
Denny Bradbury has been working hard on bringing her new book to life. Having completed a second re-write a few selected individuals have had the privilidge of reading a copy before Denny feels the publication can go for publication. Denny’s main character Borvo is a Pagan Healer who embarks on a journey to help him deal with a Christianising England she’s been revealing what we could expect.
To purchase one of Denny’s books please click on the images below or contact Denny directly at email denisebradbury@btinternet.com.
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