| Howard Books signs Karen Kingsbury |
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| Written by Eric Tiansay | |
| Thursday, 24 February 2011 03:08 PM America/New_York | |
 Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster (S&S), has signed a multi-book agreement with New York Times best-selling novelist Karen Kingsbury. |
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