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Literary Awards News

September 11, 2020

The Winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction is Announced

Irish-British writer Maggie O'Farrell published her latest novel, Hamnet, earlier this year, and it has…

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Children's Literature News

September 11, 2020

5 books to help kids understand mask-wearing during the pandemic

As the world continues to battle against the COVID19 pandemic, kids are being sent back…

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Literature News Political

September 10, 2020

Black history book scheme hopes to extend to schools and prisons

A scheme to encourage people to read Black history books should be extended to schools…

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New Releases News

September 9, 2020

21-year-old YA author accepts 7-figure book deal

A 21-year-old young adult (YA) author has signed up to a seven-figure deal for 2…

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Libraries News

September 8, 2020

Nearly 400 Years After It First Tried to Buy It, the Herzog August Bibliothek Has Finally Bought the ‘Friendship Book’ for £2.5m

In 1648, Duke Augustus the Younger of the House of Welf tried, but failed, to…

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News Word of the Day

September 8, 2020

Word of the Day – Plenum

Plenum (noun) pl-en-um An assembly of all the members of a group or committee./ A…

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Authors News

September 7, 2020

Economist Thomas Piketty Refuses to Censor Book for Chinese Market

French economist Thomas Picketty's latest book, Capital and Ideology, was published last year and was…

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Adaptations News

September 6, 2020

‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Sign on for Netflix Adaptation of the ‘Three-Body Problem’

Originally serialized in Science Fiction World in 2006, and then published as a book in…

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New Releases News

September 3, 2020

John Green is stepping away from YA fiction with a new nonfiction release

Author John Green is best known for his young adult fiction such as The Fault In…

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New Releases News Political

September 2, 2020

‘Melania and Me’ reveals tensions between First Lady and Ivanka Trump

The former confidant to Melania Trump has released a book to tell-all about what goes…

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