News – Page 166 – For Reading Addicts

Literary Events News

September 15, 2018

Hay Festival a Big Boost to Local Economy

Research carried out on the impact of the Hay Festival has shown that the economic…

Kath 0

Love0

Adaptations News

September 14, 2018

HBO Joins BBC as Co-Producer on Upcoming ‘His Dark Materials’ Series

It was recently announced that the BBC had picked up the first season of an…

Thom Peart 0

Love1

News

September 13, 2018

Author Who Published Essay Called ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Has Been Charged with Murdering Her Husband

Portland-based romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy has a history of writing about troubled relationships. Her…

Thom Peart 0

Love0

Literary Events News

September 11, 2018

First Irish Book Week to Be Held This October

Publishing Ireland and Bookselling Ireland are teaming up to bring us the Irish Book Week,…

Thom Peart 0

Love1

Literary Events News

September 11, 2018

Queer Literature Festival in India this November

Following the news of the recent supreme court ruling to decriminalise homosexuality in India the…

Kath 0

Love0

Children's Literature News

September 10, 2018

Aussie children’s book will promote body positivity

Body positivity is the next big issue for children's literature. Australian social work student, Jessica…

Rowan Jones 0

Love1

Language News

September 9, 2018

Lancôme helps tackle illiteracy in young women

Lancôme have joined forces with the National Literacy Trust to create a new programme tackling…

Rowan Jones 1

Love0

Authors News

September 8, 2018

Publishers Battle for Rachel Bland’s ‘Moving’ Memoir

Earlier this week Radio 5 Live presenter Rachel Bland died after a long and heavily…

Kath 0

Love0

Bookshops News

September 8, 2018

Waterstones Buys Family Owned Foyles Chain

In one of the biggest sales the bookselling world has ever seen, Waterstones is buying…

Kath 0

Love0

Bookshops News

September 7, 2018

Raffle Sees New Owner for Cardigan Bookshop

Last month we brought you the news that a bookshop owner from Cardigan, West Wales…

Kath 0

Love1