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Online and face to face writing courses taught by novelist Jo-Anne Richards and Richard Beynon, script writer. Links with 3 publishers.

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Book Cover for: The Unfortunates, B. S. Johnson

The Unfortunates

B. S. Johnson
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Want to be surprised? How about reading 'The Unfortunates' by @J_K_Chukwu, who wrote her debut novel as an academic thesis? Here's a review from the @nytimesbooks by @zakiya_harris https://t.co/S5lQbGDxCn #amreading #books #publishing #bookreviews #reading #theunfortunates

Hardcover, 2009

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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An Island

Karen Jennings
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Amazing opportunity for debut novelists from Africa to submit the opening 3 chapters/10,000 words of a finished novel for #theislandprize awarded by Karen Jennings, @HhouseBooks & @KaravanPress, publishers of her Booker-longlisted novel AN ISLAND. #writers #writerscommunity https://t.co/DCa2NmatFN

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blues for the White Man: Hearing Black Voices in South Africa and the Deep South, Fred De Vries

Blues for the White Man: Hearing Black Voices in South Africa and the Deep South

Fred De Vries
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In “The Words Behind the Music” session at @booksonthebay, Fred de Vries talks to Xavier Nagel about his book, Blues for the White Man (@PenguinBooksSA). It's a journey into the roots of music and racism in America’s .Deep South and South Africa. https://t.co/o4AQMPjh2U

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Book Cover for: The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner), Damon Galgut

The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)

Damon Galgut
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How fabulous, #BookerPrize winning author Damon Galgut's The Promise is coming to the stage, directed by @SylvaineStrike @MarketTheatre https://t.co/hZ0mmoTxLX

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Couplets: A Love Story, Maggie Millner

Couplets: A Love Story

Maggie Millner
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A love story (and a review) with a difference. Something very special for today. Maggie Millner’s book 'Couplets' (@fsgbooks ) is written in verse, and so is @AdrienneRaphel’s review. https://t.co/2inBOHclX3 #amreading #ValentinesDay https://t.co/0tVYD1sAnq

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Book Cover for: Lost on the Map: A Memoir of Colonial Illusions, Bryan Rostron

Lost on the Map: A Memoir of Colonial Illusions

Bryan Rostron
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How will I be remembered: Legacy Stories @KingsmeadBF. Bryan Rostron (Lost on the Map), Jan Glazwski (Blood and Silver) and @JoanneJowell (I am Ella) talk to @sewela_langeni about what happened before and what it means now. https://t.co/5GRNmNKsWx

Paperback, 2022

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: An Obedient Father, Akhil Sharma

An Obedient Father

Akhil Sharma
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Weekend reading: Akhil Sharma on rewriting his first novel, An Obedient Father, and putting his characters to rest. Check it out! #amreading #writingcommunity #amwriting https://t.co/zpm9mipKBv

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Tears of the Weaver, Zaheera Jina

The Tears of the Weaver

Zaheera Jina
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Quality not Quantity: The art of Short Story Writing. @JoanneHichens (Fluid: The Freedom to Be), Zaheera Jina Asvat (The tears of the Weaver), @TA_4Short and Chase Rhys talk to @KarinaMSzczurek about less sometimes being more. #kbf23 https://t.co/BcCBJ1tRpw

Paperback, 2022

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Unfortunates, J. K. Chukwu

The Unfortunates

J. K. Chukwu
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Want to be surprised? How about reading 'The Unfortunates' by @J_K_Chukwu, who wrote her debut novel as an academic thesis? Here's a review from the @nytimesbooks by @zakiya_harris https://t.co/S5lQbGDxCn #amreading #books #publishing #bookreviews #reading #theunfortunates

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Psychologically Speaking What Are We Really Saying?: The Music Behind The Music Behind The Words, Kenneth L. Fischer Phd

Psychologically Speaking What Are We Really Saying?: The Music Behind The Music Behind The Words

Kenneth L. Fischer Phd
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In “The Words Behind the Music” session at @booksonthebay, Fred de Vries talks to Xavier Nagel about his book, Blues for the White Man (@PenguinBooksSA). It's a journey into the roots of music and racism in America’s .Deep South and South Africa. https://t.co/o4AQMPjh2U

Paperback, 2016

$11.95$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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