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Authors News

May 30, 2026

Author and gay rights activist, Maureen Duffy, dies age 92

Prolific author and pioneering gay rights activist, Maureen Duffy, has sadly passed away at the…

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Bookshops News

May 27, 2026

Could the world’s smallest bookshop be housed in a converted horse trailer?

What the Book? located at Trentham Estate country park in Stoke-on-Trent, England has declared itself…

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Literary Awards

May 20, 2026

International Booker Prize awarded to Mandarin Chinese novel for the first time

The prestigious literary award, International Booker Prize, has been won for the first time by…

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News

May 19, 2026

Alex Haley’s Roots banned by Tennessee School District

A Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir exploring the history of enslavement, Alex Haley's Roots, has been banned…

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Children's Literature

May 19, 2026

CBeebies’ George Webster pens book celebrating “being different”

BAFTA-winning TV presenter, actor, and author, George Webster, best known for presenting with CBeebies, has…

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News

May 12, 2026

New report shows figures double in non-fiction book bans in US schools

A new report from PEN America – a non-profit protecting freedom of expression – has…

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News

May 8, 2026

Bookshop specialising in Black literature saved from closure

Brighton-based bookshop, Afrori Books, has been saved from potential closure after a successful campaign of…

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Literary Awards News

May 5, 2026

Juno Dawson and Andy Darcy Theo join judging panel of YA Book Prize

Author Juno Dawson, and author and BookToker Andy Darcy Theo are joining the judging panel…

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Adaptations

May 4, 2026

Gay romance novel, Boyfriend Material, to receive TV adaptation

Announced by Deadline, it has been confirmed that Alexis Hall’s gay romance novel, Boyfriend Material,…

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Authors Literary Awards News

April 29, 2026

Michael Rosen wins Hans Christian Andersen award for writing

Poet and author, Michael Rosen, best known for his much-loved children’s books including We’re Going…

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