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Authors News

October 14, 2021

Beloved Children’s Author Gary Paulsen has Died

This morning, Publishers Weekly confirmed in a tweet that beloved American author Gary Paulsen died…

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Literary Awards News

October 12, 2021

2021 Nobel Prize Winner Announced

The winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in literature has been announced as Abdulrazak Gurnah,…

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News Political

October 11, 2021

Amazon strikes book deal with neo-nazi Holocaust denier

Amazon has struck a book deal with a Nazi-sympathising far-right leader who denies the 1941-1945…

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Discussion and Recommendations News

October 8, 2021

Bernardine Evaristo Celebrates Black Authors for Black History Month

Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other and winner of the 2019 Booker Prize is…

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Children's Literature News

October 6, 2021

David Walliams Short Story Removed For Furthering Harmful Stereotypes

HarperCollins confirmed yesterday that a story in a David Walliams book 'The World's Worst Children'…

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News

October 1, 2021

For Reading Addicts Reading Challenge 2021 – October

We hope you are still enjoying and reading along with this year's challenge, we know…

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New Releases News

September 27, 2021

‘Cancelled’ writer’s new book to be published in October

A writer and journalist who had her book about 'cancel culture' dropped by the publisher…

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Adaptations News

September 24, 2021

Netflix has purchased the entire Roald Dahl estate

Netflix has announced its purchase of the Roald Dahl estate. The streaming giant has taken…

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News Political

September 23, 2021

Donald Trump Sues His Niece Over Book’s Tax Revelations

Donald Trump is suing his niece, Mary Trump, and the New York Times after they…

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New Releases News

September 21, 2021

‘Big Panda’ author inspired by volunteering at a suicide prevention charity

The author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon was inspired by his volunteer work at The Samaritans,…

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