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News Word of the Day

June 4, 2025

Word of the Day – Mumpsimus

Word of the Day - Mumpsimus (noun) mump-sim-us

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News Word of the Day

June 2, 2025

Word of the Day – Limerence

Word of the Day - Limerence (noun) lim-er-ens

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New Releases News

June 1, 2025

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Return in New Book

The much-loved characters from Charlie Mackesy’s best-selling 2019 book ‘The Boy, the Mole, The Fox…

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Adaptations News

May 23, 2025

ACOTAR TV Adaptation Cancelled—But There’s Still Hope for the Series

A Court of Thorns and Roses, often affectionately referred to as ACOTAR, is a widely…

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Adaptations Children's Literature News

May 21, 2025

McFly Star working on Paddington Musical

McFly Star and children’s author, Tom Fletcher, has joined the team of creatives for an…

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Authors News

May 18, 2025

Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar (27) who stabbed and partially blinded novelist, Sir Salman Rushdie during a lecture…

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New Releases News

May 15, 2025

The Gruffalo returns after more than 20 years

The much-loved children’s book, the Gruffalo, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated Axel Scheffler, is…

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News

May 11, 2025

Utah Expands Statewide School Book Ban to 18 Titles, Targeting Women Authors and YA Fiction

On May 5, Utah added Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen to its official list…

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May 10, 2025

New Publishing House for Men Challenges the “Toxic” Legacy of Male-Dominated Literature

Conduit Books is a new independent press which will focus initially on male authors who…

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May 6, 2025

Over a thousand British writers sign open letter expressing solidarity with trans community

Over 1300 British writers – across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, theatre, film, radio, comedy and television…

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