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December 30, 2020

Possible Thomas Becket treasured ‘little book’ discovered

A 'little book' belonging to Thomas Becket, the archbishop hacked to death in Canterbury Cathedral…

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December 14, 2020

Chidera Eggerue accuses another author of copying her book

Chidera Eggerue, founder of the 'Saggy Boobs Matter' hashtag, has accused a fellow writer, Florence…

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Culture News Poetry

December 13, 2020

400-year-old John Donne poetry book discovered!

A 400 year old tome by metaphysical poet John Donne has been discovered. The 17th…

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Culture Language

December 10, 2020

Germany remove any trace of nazi influence on phonetic alphabet

Germany has decided to change up its phonetic alphabet to remove any words changed by…

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Culture News

December 1, 2020

$1.5 million paid at auction for rare Batman comic book

A Detective Comics (DC) comic book from 1939 was sold at auction for $1.5 million.…

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Arty Culture News

November 29, 2020

Undiscovered Constable paintings found in old family book

Previously undiscovered drawings by John Constable have been discovered in an 18th-19th century family scrapbook.…

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Culture News

November 28, 2020

Darwin’s notebooks stolen from Cambridge University

Charles Darwin's notebooks have been reportedly stolen from Cambridge University library. Staff had believed the…

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Children's Literature Culture News

November 18, 2020

Generous footballer and children’s champion has launched a kids’ book club

British footballer and champion for children and families, Marcus Rashford, has pledged to start a…

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Arty Culture News

November 12, 2020

Artist creates counterculture books from modelling clay

An American artist has created an array of counterculture books from modelling clay! Seth Bogart…

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Culture News

November 3, 2020

Author and sex-positive educator Betty Dodson dies aged 91

Betty Dodson, author and sex educator, died on the 31st of October 2020. Dodson had…

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