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September 17, 2016

A Street Cat Named Bob Movie Trailer Released

A Street Cat Named Bob is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read…

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September 15, 2016

UNESCO World Book Capital 2018 Announced

Every year, UNESCO names one city as the ‘World Book Capital’ for that year, the…

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Bookshops Literary Awards News

September 14, 2016

First Bookshop Day and a New Literary Award from BAMB

BAMB, or Books Are My Bag is the campaign from the Booksellers Association (BA) helping…

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Literary Awards News

September 14, 2016

Man Booker Prize Shortlist 2016 Revealed

Back in July, the Man Booker Longlist was revealed, and instantly criticised for lacking diversity…

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Children's Literature News

September 14, 2016

World Book Day 2017 Selections and Criticism

The £1 (€1:50) children's books for 2017's World Book Day have been selected and whilst…

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Authors Culture Language News

September 13, 2016

OED Adds Six ‘Dahlesque’ Words for Centenary

The whole world has gone crazy for the biggest Roald Dahl Day ever, as we…

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September 13, 2016

Afghan Teacher goes the Extra Mile

We hear so many stories of displacement and lack of education in Afghanistan. The Taliban,…

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Children's Literature News

September 13, 2016

Ladybird to Launch ELT (English Language Teaching) Range

Publishers Penguin Random House are set to launch a new Ladybird range of ELT (English…

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September 12, 2016

Roald Dahl: The Man Behind the Name

Happy Birthday to Roald Dahl Dahl may no longer be with us, but we can…

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Literary Awards News

September 12, 2016

Bloody Scotland’s McIlvanney Crime Award Winner Announced

The Bloody Scotland’s McIlvanney Prize, previously known as the Scottish Crime Book of the Year…

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