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Melvin Burgess

Melvin Burgess

Melvin Burgess

Melvin Burgess has produced a body of work that is both challenging and thrilling, including the seminal teen drug and love novels Smack and Doing It. His books have been adapted for film, stage, and television.

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Bloodtide will be released on October 18, 2011 in eBook
Oct 18, 2011
Bloodsong is now available in eBook
Oct 18, 2011
Bloodsong will be released on October 18, 2011 in eBook
Oct 18, 2011
Bloodtide is now available in eBook
Oct 18, 2011
Sara's Face will be released on June 17, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face will be released on June 17, 2008 in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face is now available in eBook
Jun 17, 2008
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Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face is now available in
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face will be released on June 17, 2008 in
Jun 17, 2008
Sara's Face is now available in
Jun 17, 2008
Bloodsong will be released on August 28, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Aug 28, 2007
Bloodsong is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 28, 2007

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Guardian.co.uk, April 19, 2013
...John Fuller • The Invention of the Land of Israel by Shlomo Sand Fiction • The Hit by Melvin Burgess • Brief Loves that Live Forever by Andrei Makine Book of the week • Granta 123: Best of Young British Novelists 4 Guardian readers Claire...
Guardian.co.uk, April 17, 2013
...exchange of years of bleakness for a week of bliss is worth it. Such is the premise of Melvin Burgess 's new novel, The Hit , and it's a humdinger. Burgess is one of the few entirely essential authors in the world of young-adult fiction. Best known for...
Guardian.co.uk, April 11, 2013
...pall of education about them. I wanted to say, you can find smut funny and not be sexist' Melvin Burgess built his reputation as one of Britain's top writers for teenagers on the back of a novel about drugs. Published in 1996, his heroin novel Junk...
Bookseller, April 5, 2013
...Chicken House reported rights selling in Germany, Holland, the US, Spain, France and Romania in The Hit by Melvin Burgess, with a TV deal agreed with Parallel Films on the final day of the fair, and sales in six more territories currently under...
Brighouse Echo, March 22, 2013
...are being read.” Elaine, Young People’s Library Service officer, said authors such as Eoin Colfer, Malorie Blackman, Melvin Burgess and Rachel Ward were writing excellent books. “We encourage the members to talk about their favourite books and...
Telegraph, March 7, 2013
...Hooper, the hard-edged Kevin Brooks or even Great Expectations. The excellent Barrington Stoke imprint gets distinguished authors like Melvin Burgess and Bali Rai to write gripping, unpatronising tales that are designed for those with dyslexia. The trick...
This is Bristol, March 6, 2013
...Bristol, exploring the dark portrait of the city in Carter?s Bristol Trilogy, with Dr Zoe Brennan; award-winning writer Melvin Burgess talking about his writing and the controversial Bristol-based novel Junk. You can book your tickets at any Bristol...
Sugarscape, January 15, 2013
...January might be a month of long, dark days, but with a pile of awesome new books out this month, what better excuse to curl up on the sofa and escape into a whole new world? It's a brand new year and if you’re bookshelves are in need of an update,...
TradingCharts.com, January 15, 2013
...Basar, Wyatt Bunker, James Harvey, Mike Ritz, Terry Roland, Heidi Shafer and Chris Thomas voted against it. Commissioner Melvin Burgess did not attend the meeting. Mulroy blamed the defeat of the ordinance on Harvey, who previously had supported it. ...
Individual.com, January 15, 2013
...Basar, Wyatt Bunker, James Harvey, Mike Ritz, Terry Roland, Heidi Shafer and Chris Thomas voted against it. Commissioner Melvin Burgess did not attend the meeting. Mulroy blamed the defeat of the ordinance on Harvey, who previously had supported it. ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal, January 14, 2013
...Basar, Wyatt Bunker, James Harvey, Mike Ritz, Terry Roland, Heidi Shafer and Chris Thomas voted against it. Commissioner Melvin Burgess did not attend the meeting. Mulroy blamed the defeat of the ordinance on Harvey, who previously had supported it. "I...
Memphis Flyer, January 14, 2013
...with the Commission’s six Republicans, who voted Monday as a block after hearing comments from opponents, and Melvin Burgess, another Democrat, was the absentee. A disappointed Mulroy noted that one of several amendments he offered on Monday would have...
Liverpool Daily Post, December 14, 2012
...Conker is itself a pioneer in cross- platform productions, including "digital fiction event" The Well, written by novelist Melvin Burgess. The DFF is keen to work with creative firms in the North West and held a MediaCity showcase yesterday to promote...
Liverpool Daily Post, December 14, 2012
...Conker is itself a pioneer in cross- platform productions, including "digital fiction event" The Well, written by novelist Melvin Burgess. The DFF is keen to work with creative firms in the North West and held a MediaCity showcase yesterday to promote...