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Shortlists announced for the 2023 Diverse Book Awards
Book Awards
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The 2023 shortlists have been announced for The Diverse Book Awards, which aims to highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK & Ireland, both traditionally and self-published. The book award has been established by award-winning author Abiola Bello and aw...
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Conference to celebrate National Non-Fiction November 23
Thursday, September 21, 2023
You Couldn't Make it Up!, a one-day non-fiction conference that forms part of the National Non-Fiction November 2023 (NNFN) celebrations, will be held on Saturday 11th November in Somerset. The event will be run by the Somerset branch of the Federation of Childr...
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Longlists for the 2024 UKLA Book Awards announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The longlists for the 2024 UKLA Book Awards, covering ages from three years to 14+, have been announced. The 84 judges covering the four categories now have until mid-March to read the longlisted books, discuss them with their group leaders, and share them with pupils. All the groups w...
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Mariajo Ilustrajo's Flooded wins the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize
Book Awards
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Climate change adventure starring community focused animals in a rapidly submerging city wins the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize.
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Inspiring inventors who are changing lives
Video/Vlog
Monday, September 11, 2023
Discover 20 inventors from around the world who have helped solve a problem faced by their communities in Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Futures, published by Walker Books! Author Hiba Noor Khan tells us more in this short video, sharing some of the pages with us.
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Introducing... Kevin the Vampire!
Video/Vlog
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Look out for vampires, a monster carnival, killer bunnies, and a dog who isn't a dog in Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster.
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Gina Kaminski fixes Little Red Riding Hood
Author Videos
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Craig Barr-Green tells ReadingZone what inspired his picture book Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf, about a little girl who decides that Little Red Riding Hood needs a new ending... The book is illustrated by Francis Martin, and published by Little Tiger Press.
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Survey reveals marked decline in reading for pleasure in 2023
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Research into children and young people's reading has recorded a marked decline in reading for pleasure, with fewer than half of all children aged 8-18 years (43%) saying they enjoy reading in their free time, down from a high of 58% in 2016. The survey, Childre...
