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Literary Awards News

March 8, 2018

Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist Announced

The Women's Prize for Fiction has announced its longlist in time for International Women's Day…

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Adaptations News

March 3, 2018

Little Fires Everywhere To Be Adapted for Television

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng was one of the best selling novels of 2017,…

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March 2, 2018

China Has Banned 1984 Along with the Letter ‘N’

It was recently announced that China's President, Xi Jinping, has changed the law so a…

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Literature News

March 2, 2018

Mary Shelley’s literary link to Bath to be honoured with a plaque

Frankenstein began as a short story referred to by Lord Byron as a “Pygmalion” tale of…

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News Political

March 1, 2018

George Washington’s hair was used as a bookmark.

What's the strangest thing you have found hidden in a second-hand novel or library book?…

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Authors News

February 27, 2018

Author Penny Vincenzi Has Passed Away at 78

Penny Vincenzi, the famed British author who has published 17 novels, two short stories, and…

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Authors News

February 27, 2018

Terry Goodkind Apologises to Illustrator After Insulting the Cover He Created for His Book

Fantasy author Terry Goodkind has apologised after he came under fire for mocking the cover…

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Inspired by Literature News

February 25, 2018

Harry Potter Cruise Coming to the Thames

If you’re a crazy Potterhead who likes to absorb yourself in the full experience then…

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Literary Awards News

February 23, 2018

Man Booker Prize Announces One-Off 50th Anniversary Award

The Man Booker Prize is an award given each year for the best original novel…

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Children's Literature Inspired by Literature News

February 21, 2018

Lego Announces New Harry Potter Sets, Take a Sneak Peek!

With the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016, and the…

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