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September 24, 2025

Shel Silverstein: The Poet Who Wrote Your Favourite Songs

Most people know Shel Silverstein as the quirky genius behind The Giving Tree, Where the…

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August 29, 2025

Fans and family of Terry Pratchett re-iterate author’s support of trans rights amid claims of anti-trans views

Claims that the late-great Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld novels, would have been…

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August 19, 2025

Sally Rooney Pledges UK Book Royalties to Palestine Action: Faces Legal Risk in the UK

Irish author Sally Rooney, best known for Normal People and Conversations with Friends, has declared…

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August 18, 2025

Remembering Greg Iles (1960–2025)

Greg Iles, renowned Mississippi-based novelist and creator of the gripping Natchez Burning trilogy, passed away…

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August 10, 2025

JRR Tolkien proposed for new banknotes

The JRR Tolkien Society have written to the Bank of England to suggest that the…

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August 1, 2025

Children’s author, Allan Ahlberg, dies aged 87

Much-loved children’s author, Allan Ahlberg, has died at the age of 87, his publisher Penguin…

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July 30, 2025

Jane Austen sees best sales in 15 years, as publishing industry celebrates 250th birthday

250 years after her birth and over 200 since her death, writer Jane Austen’s book…

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July 15, 2025

Celebrated queer poet and activist, Andrea Gibson, dies age 49

American queer poet and activist, Andrea Gibson, has sadly passed away at the age of…

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July 9, 2025

The Salt Path: Beloved Memoir or Literary Deception? The Controversy Surrounding Raynor Winn

When Raynor Winn’s memoir The Salt Path hit shelves in 2018, it quickly became a…

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July 4, 2025

Stephen King: The Dollar Baby Concept

The “Dollar Baby” concept: Since the late 1970s/early 1980s, Stephen King has allowed student filmmakers,…

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