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Ann Cleeves reunited with lost laptop containing draft of new novel - but only after it was run over

The Vera author lost her laptop in a Shetland blizzard on Monday

Chronicle Live · Dec 16, 2022

Biography details enthralling life of Prince Mikasa

A biography of Prince Takahito of Mikasa, who was the youngest brother of Emperor Showa and died in October 2016 at age 100, was published Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 16, 2022

Tim Winton’s Blueback takes on new life as a feature film starring a blue groper and Eric Bana

Tim Winton's 1997 novella Blueback has been adapted to the big screen, filmed entirely on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia

The New Daily · Dec 16, 2022

Author Ann Cleeves’ laptop containing draft of novel found in snow in Shetland

Crime writer Ann Cleeves appealed for help after losing the device during a blizzard in Shetland.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022

Shetland author Ann Cleeves loses laptop containing next novel in Scots island snow

The novelist appealed for help after losing the computer, which she feared may have fallen out of her bag as she made her way through Lerwick in wintry conditions on Monday.

Daily Record · Dec 16, 2022

White Torture by Narges Mohammadi review – solitary savagery

An Iranian political activist, now in jail herself, interviews 12 female prisoners of the Islamic Republic about their experiences

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

Author’s laptop containing draft of novel found in snow

Crime writer Ann Cleeves appealed for help after losing the device during a blizzard in Shetland.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Writer recovers laptop containing half-finished novel after Shetland blizzard

Ann Cleeves, whose novels were turned into TV’s Shetland and Vera, said device had been run over but she had a copy of her work

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Schoolgirl finds best-selling Shetland author's lost laptop in winter snow

A SCOTTISH crime writer who lost her laptop and half of her next novel in a blizzard in Shetland has announced that the computer has been found –…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 15, 2022

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 10, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022