• Canongate buys stories by US marine
    Fri, 23/09/2011 - 10:45

    Canongate has bought a collection of stories by a US marine and veteran of the Iraq war.

    Senior editor Francis Bickmore pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to the untitled collection by Phil Klay through by Cathryn Summerhayes at WME on behalf of Eric Simonoff. US rights were pre-empted by Scott Moyers and Andrea Walker at Penguin...

    Canongate | francis bickmore | Graeme Neill | Iraq | Rights deal

  • Trade rushes to support The Hero Inside
    Thu, 20/08/2009 - 10:32

    Stories from Afghanistan and Iraq’s frontline will be published next month by Quiller, which has teamed up with the armed forces charity Help for Heroes.

    Due out on 17th September, The Hero Inside comprises a selection of stories by wounded servicemen who have fought in the conflicts. The pieces convey their experiences...

    Afghanistan | Andrew Johnston | Catherine Neilan | Help for Heroes | Iraq | Quiller

  • Iraq library 'under threat'
    Fri, 10/08/2007 - 06:29

    Thousands of rare books and manuscripts in Iraq's national library and archive, one of the country's most important cultural institutions, are in peril after the occupation of the building by Iraqi security forces, the library's director said yesterday.

    Saad Eskander, a respected Kurdish historian who has run the library...

    Iraq | Library | Philip Jones
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