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Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson lived in Northumberland, England, the setting of many of her international bestsellers. Born in Tyne Dock, she was the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished woman, Kate, whom she was raised to believe was her older sister. She began to work in the civil service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married a local grammar school master.Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer, in 1968 her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award, her readership quickly spread worldwide, and her many bestselling novels established her as one of the most popular contemporary authors. After receiving an OBE in 1985,... Read full bio

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Scottish Sun, February 10, 2012
...James Patterson are dominating the top ten most borrowed books. But only a decade ago British romantic novelist Catherine Cookson was top of the Public Lending Rights' charts. Writer MATT BENDORIS speaks to the experts to find out why... LEADING crime...
Independent Catholic News, February 10, 2012
...Jesus and the Leper The best-selling author Catherine Cookson was born into great poverty in 1906. Her family circumstances were regarded as not quite respectable. Even in the poverty of the slums there was a hierarchy of respectability...
Telegraph, February 4, 2012
...The writing was on the wall for our most-borrowed romantic author last month, when, ominously, South Tyneside rebranded Catherine Cookson Country as an outstanding place to live, visit, learn and do business instead. Very catchy. Well, hand me my hatpin...
NetIndia123.com, February 3, 2012
...is more serious and precarious because of the September 11 attacks and the economic downturn.The death of Catherine Cookson may also have had an effect."In the decade following 9/11, I believe crime fiction has become more important in people's lives,"...
The Independent, February 3, 2012
...Topped by Dan Brown and shot through with James Patterson (who accounted for five of the top slots), it's a clear indication of our changing tastes. But why so grisly? And whither Catherine Cookson? Perhaps it's simply that gritty reality now differs so...
Hindustan Times, February 3, 2012
...is more serious and precarious because of the September 11 attacks and the economic downturn. The death of Catherine Cookson may also have had an effect. “In the decade following 9/11, I believe crime fiction has become more important in...
Daily Star, February 3, 2012
...well-thumbed hardback book. Crime tales and thrillers appear to have killed off romantic novels from the likes of Catherine Cookson, as they dominate the list of most-borrowed titles from Britain's libraries.New figures show that authors such as James...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, pu, July 30, 2011
...Walsh’s public speaking agency sideline, Hire Intelligence (which I covered here ), and Sheil Land’s placement of Catherine Cookson’s backlist with Amazon. The idea of agents branching out has had its share of controversy, but with the ongoing...
Kylie Griffin's Blog, July 27, 2011
...one side, I think I fell in love with romance as a young adult, reading my mum’s Catherine Cookson collection.There’s something special about a happy ever after and some security in knowing that at the end of the book, I’m going to have an attack...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, pu, July 2, 2011
...badly-designed covers mean for particular e-books. We reported in March on agent Sonia Land’s deal to publish Catherine Cookson’s backlist digitally through Amazon , bypassing Cookson’s print publishers altogether. On Futurebook a few days ago,...
Kindle Author, June 13, 2011
...It allows me to re-read it as a reader. DAVID WISEHART: What authors most inspire you? KRISTINA HOWELLS: Catherine Cookson, Enid Blyton, J. R. R. Tolkien, H.G. Wells, George Orwell. DAVID WISEHART: What one book, written by someone else, do you wish...
Elisa - My reviews and Ramblings, June 11, 2011
...years, only losing the title in 2004, which is testament to the ongoing popularity of her novels. Many Catherine Cookson novels have been transferred to stage, film and radio. It was on television, however, that she achieved her greatest media success,...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com, June 9, 2011
...of their clients with... themselves.  One such involved the agent to the estate of the late author Catherine Cookson.  Read the whole story: redhammer.info FOLLOW HUFFPOST BOOKS ON Facebook: Like 4 Twitter: GET ALERTS CONTRIBUTE TO THIS STORY Send...
Erotic Romance, May 29, 2011
...Boo-fracking-hoo. Keep in mind that Land did not involve Random House when grabbing the digital rights to the Catherine Cookson's books (that they release in print), and releasing them under her own 'Peach Publishing' imprint. (And in my opinion if you...