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Literary Awards News

September 18, 2018

2018 National Book Awards Longlist: Translated Literature

This week we’re bringing you the longlist via the New Yorker for the National Book…

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September 18, 2018

Haruki Murakami Withdraws His Book from This Year’s Alternative Nobel Prize

Famed Japanese author Haruki Murakami has requested that his 2017 book Killing Commendatore be withdrawn…

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Adaptations News Video

September 17, 2018

First Full Length Trailer for Mary Poppins Returns

Back in March we brought you the news that P L Travers’ most famous creation,…

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Literary Awards News

September 17, 2018

The 2018 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People’s Literature

The National Book Awards 2018 is upon us and this week the New Yorker has…

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News Political

September 17, 2018

John Bunn: “Through my nightmare I found my dream”- from wrongfully convicted to literacy advocate

John Bunn spent 17 years wrongfully imprisoned as a teenager, for a crime that occurred…

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Literary Awards News

September 16, 2018

The 2018 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction

This week the New Yorker is announcing the longlists for the National Book Awards. The…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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