Hints and tips:
...Of Dame Edna Everage or Sir Les Patterson there is no sign, and even in propria persona the Australian humorist restricts himself to the occasional wry anecdote amid his introductions and explanations....
...Since May, Mr Patterson’s publisher Hachette has been at war with Amazon, the biggest force in US bookselling....
...“Publishers are not terribly profitable,” James Patterson, the bestselling Hachette writer, said recently. “If those profits are further diminished, publishers will produce less serious literature.”...
...He has four children with his American wife, who nearly persuaded him to move to the US, where she worked for fashion designer Donna Karan. His own school run has become more interesting recently....
...The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Do you read on paper or ebook? Paper!...
...Gail Emms sits on the floor of the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England....
...Before taking over at Burberry from Rose Marie Bravo in 2006, Ahrendts worked at Donna Karan and Liz Claiborne, reviving the fortunes of the fashion houses through diversification....
...Gail Rebuck, who bought Tony Blair’s memoir for Random House, and also signed James Patterson, says that “the thing about Bob that always amazes me is that he runs this huge business....
...They include Bagatelle, Clarke’s, Exeter Street Bakery, Gail Force, Millers, St John, Paul and Flourpower....
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