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Catherine fuller, projects manager, society of authors it was good to discover indie publishers i did not know about thanks to the 10x10 tour. We are knowledgeable experts who want to share our love of books. David is currently non exec chair of the london book fair, chair of the writing agency new writing north and chair of the online news service for the publishing industry, bookbrunch. As the longlist and shortlists are announced well add those in, so you can keep abreast of the best books in the uk in 2020. Waterstones cancels launch of labour antisemitism book. Buy chair anatomy by james orrom from waterstones today. Discover a wonderful selection of modern first edition books from abebooks seller, fine book cellar, aba ilab pbfa.
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