Barbara & Bob Honored By Literacy Partners of New York

On May 10th, the prestigious Literacy Partners of New York honored Bob and Barbara Taylor Bradford at a sellout, gala event at Lincoln Center (NYC). Major publishing houses attended including, HarperCollins, Random House, Macmillan, St. Martin's Press, Newscorp and many others. The Bradfords were honored for their extraordinary support of the drive to overcome illiteracy in the United States. The event was attended by many celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, fashion and politics. Click here for Liz Smith's recap of the event.

BTB With Cherie Blair
At The Literacy Gala

Bob, Barbara and renowned newspaper columnist Liz Smith

On April 29th, Barbara was in Columbus, Ohio to receive two awards from RT Bookreview Magazine. The first was a Career Achievement Award for her body of work in mainstream fiction. Additionally, Barbara also received a Pioneer Award, which the magazine gives to authors who have been in the business since the 1980s and before. Barbara's Pioneer Award is for creating a new kind of heroine that raised the bar for all heroines to follow. Ceremonies took place at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Columbus, Ohio.

Barbara Honored By Brandeis University At National Alumni Luncheon

On Thursday, April 15th, Barbara was the guest of honor at the Brandeis University Author & Celebrity Award Day Luncheon in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In addition to her appearance, Barbara will also be honored with a special inscription in the LEARNED RESEARCH JOURNALS at the Brandeis University Library in Boston, MA.

A luxury edition of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance has recently been published to coincide with the 30th anniversary since the book was first published.

Copies of the limited edition book - with a one-off print run of 750 copies - will all be beautifully covered with luxury purple velvet. Each book contains a specially commissioned Emma Harte family tree and a sepia photographic section of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s life in pictures. The luxury edition is set to become an immediate collector's item given first editions of the original book sell for hundreds of pounds. Click here to read more.

Watch a special segment from CBS Sunday Morning celebrating the 30th anniversary of A Woman of Substance and the publication of her 25th novel, Breaking The Rules.

Barbara Taylor Bradford returns to roots to sign book number 82 million

Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford returned to her Yorkshire roots as part of her UK book tour. She was at Harvey Nichols in Briggate, Leeds, to meet fans and take part in a book signing in a visit coinciding with the publication of her latest novel, Breaking The Rules. During the event Ellen Naylor, 17, of Headingley, Leeds, was presented with a copy of the author's 82 millionth book.
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