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January 22, 2020

Robert Browning forgets own verses in first poem ever recorded

Robert Browning is said to be the first poet to have his poem recorded onto…

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Adaptations News

January 21, 2020

The Dark Tower TV Series Cancelled by Amazon

Amazon Studios have cancelled the TV show adaptation of The Dark Tower by Stephen King.…

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Authors New Releases News

January 20, 2020

Lee Child To Collaborate with Brother on Future Jack Reacher Books

Thriller writer Lee Child, creator of Jack Reacher will collaborate with his younger brother Andrew…

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Culture News

January 20, 2020

10 Books Banned from US Prisons

Thousands of books are banned throughout state and federal prisons in the USA. Each state…

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January 19, 2020

Study Finds Those Who Read Books Tend to Be Nicer Than Those Who Don’t

It's long been thought that reading books will help to make a person more intelligent,…

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January 19, 2020

Book ban bill threatens to imprison librarians

A bill has been proposed in Missouri this month that attempts to legalise book banning…

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Authors Bookshops News

January 18, 2020

Neil Gaiman Helps an Independent Bookshop Having a Very Rough Day

The independent Petersfield Bookshop in Hampshire was having a pretty bad start to the week…

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January 17, 2020

BBC One Announces Magical New Commission – Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History

At the beginning of this year, it was announced that London’s Natural History Museum will…

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Authors News

January 16, 2020

Christopher Tolkien, Son of J.R.R. Tolkien, Has Passed Away

Christopher Tolkien, son of famed fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien, has passed away at the age…

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January 16, 2020

The NYPL List Most Checked-out Books of all Time

The New York Public Library was founded more than a century ago, and as such…

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