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Scots author faces backlash after saying he sends characters he wants to get rid off…to Aberdeen

Deadline News Journalist - June 7, 2018

AN ACCLAIMED author has faced backlash after saying he sends characters he wants to get rid of off to Aberdeen - where they can...

Waterstones accused of breaking promise after opening “disguised” store near independent book shop

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Deadline News Journalist - May 15, 2018

WATERSTONES have been condemned for opening a new store "masquerading" as an independent book shop. The chain has promised not to compete directly with existing...

JK Rowling gets Trump voodoo doll from fan as Christmas present

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Deadline News Journalist - December 20, 2017

J.K. ROWLING has revealed a Christmas present from a fan - a Donald Trump voodoo doll. The best selling author’s dislike of the US President...

Rankin book signing promises nudity and gunshot

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Deadline News Journalist - November 9, 2016

AUTHOR Ian Rankin was startled to turn up for an event which warned his fans there would be a "gunshot" and "full frontal nudity". Rankin,...

Man Booker Prize nominee hits out library cutbacks

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Deadline News Journalist - October 25, 2016

ONE of the favourites to win this year's Man Booker Prize has hit out at library cuts. Crime novelist Graeme Macrae Burnet says Scotland's libraries...

Writer challenged by young fan for starting sentence with “and”

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Peter Laing - March 9, 2016

AN AWARD-WINNING author has been hilariously taken to task about her writing style - by a six-year-old fan. Joanna Nadin, who worked with Olympic hero...

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