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Monday, March 27, 2017

The most read stories of the week on The Bookseller

                                                    

 
 
Our round-up of the most read stories of the past week on The Bookseller:

 1. Meet Inkshares, the 'studio for books' hoping to conquer London Book Fair
2. Tom Cox book breaks Unbound crowdfunding records
3. Tempest, Beale and Alexander championed in next W H Smith Fresh Talent dozen
4. Jamie Oliver 'can't wait' to publish 5-ingredient book in autumn
5. Hachette launches The Future Bookshelf for underrepresented writers
6. Outrage as Library Service of the Year shortlistee slated for closure
7. Vintage book On Tyranny to be published on London posters
8. Blog: Does celebrity sell?
9. Hodder scoops debut Swedish thriller, capping off LBF 2017
10. The British Book Awards - shortlist
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