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THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS opens at the Rose Theatre

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A brand new adaptation of the best selling children's book, The Boy at the Back of the Class, has its press night tonight at the Rose Theatre- showing until 22nd February!

When Ahmet's classmates learn that he has fled from his own country due to war, they strive and...

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02/08/2024 - 12:28
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United Agents clients shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2024

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THE SECRET ELEPHANT by Ellan Rankin and WHOSE DOG IS THIS?, illustrated by Aysha Awwad , have been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024 in the Illustrated Books category.

The shortlists comprise 18 books across three categories, with six books vying within each category to be crowned...

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02/08/2024 - 11:42
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A tribute to Oliver Emanuel

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Oliver Emanuel ’s tender and tense psychological thriller about love, loss and the mirror-verse A CLOSE APPROXIMATION OF YOU will be airing on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow at 3pm. Oliver very tragically died on 19 th December 2023 at the age of 43, and A CLOSE APPROXIMATION OF YOU...

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02/02/2024 - 12:54
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Canongate triumphs in five-way auction for Jordan Stephens' 'game-changing' memoir

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'Canongate has triumphed in a five-way auction for a “game-changing” memoir on ADHD and masculinity from writer and one half of the chart-topping duo Rizzle Kicks, Jordan Stephens.

Publisher-at-large Francis Bickmore acquired world English language rights to Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs from Zoe Ross of United Agents. Canongate...

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02/02/2024 - 11:06
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