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Literature News

May 31, 2021

Handwritten poems by Emily Brontë expected to sell for £1m at auction

Works by Emily Brontë and Robert Burns, previously believed to be lost, have re-emerged and…

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Authors Children's Literature News

May 24, 2021

Beloved and rare Roald Dahl letter to be sold at auction

A handwritten letter from Roald Dahl to a 20-year-old student, sent the year before he…

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Culture News

May 22, 2021

Hidden inscriptions found within Anne Boleyn’s execution prayer books

A student has discovered secret inscriptions within a prayer book taken by Anne Boleyn to…

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New Releases News

May 19, 2021

8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels Released This Year

Summer is a time when we want to escape our realities and relax and we…

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Literature News

May 17, 2021

Newly Found Charles Dickens’ Lockets Reveal Inspiration Behind ‘Oliver Twist’

The Charles Dickens Museum has recently acquired a pair of lockets that was at first…

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New Releases News

April 30, 2021

Blake Bailey’s Philip Roth biography cancelled by publisher amid sexual abuse allegations

Blake Bailey's highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth has been cancelled by WW Norton and…

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News Political

April 27, 2021

Simon & Schuster staff protest Mike Pence book deal

Staff at publishers Simon & Schuster have called for the contract with Mike Pence to…

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Inspired by Literature News

April 24, 2021

Graham Norton to Launch Book Club Podcast with Audible

Some exciting news today as we hear that Graham Norton is launching his own book…

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Literature News

April 21, 2021

Would you read a book bound with human skin?

Books bound by human skin is a rather macabre but well-known practice through history known…

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New Releases News

April 18, 2021

Publisher refuses to distribute book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor

The publisher due to distribute The Fight for Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna…

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