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Libraries News

April 26, 2020

Library cleaner rearranges books in size order

A library cleaner giving a locked-down library a deep clean decided to re-shelve all of…

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Bookshops News

April 25, 2020

Amazon surprises trade by offering £250k to bookshop fund

Amazon has surprised the literary industry by donating £250,000 to a fund meant to help…

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Inspired by Literature News

April 25, 2020

New snake species discovered and named after Hogwarts founder

Hogwarts founder Salazar Slytherin has been honoured by researchers who have named a new species…

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Adaptations News

April 24, 2020

Further details released for Hunger Games sequel

A Hunger Games sequel was announced in January and we now have further details on…

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Literary Awards News

April 23, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction – Shortlist

In March, we announced the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist. This month, the prize…

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Children's Literature News

April 22, 2020

British comedian writes Baked Potato book for kids

Comedian Matt Lucas has written an illustrated children's book based on his fundraising song Thank…

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Culture News

April 20, 2020

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is showing plays for free online

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is offering to stream free plays on their YouTube channel. In order…

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Children's Literature New Releases News

April 19, 2020

Illustrated book explains viral pandemic to small children

An illustrated picture book for children has been created to help explain the pandemic to…

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Children's Literature Literary Events News

April 18, 2020

Michelle Obama to Present Read-Along Mondays

During this difficult time for humanity, many people have come together to work and entertain…

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Literary Awards News

April 17, 2020

Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist 2020

This year's Dylan Thomas Prize from Swansea University has been announced. The £30,000 prize champions…

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