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Independent equality review of Carnegie Medal
Friday, March 10, 2017
CILIP, the library and information association, will be reviewing the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals as part of its wider Equality and Diversity Plan, following controversy over the absence of a BAME writer in this year's shortlists.
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Celebrating debut illustrators
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Debut picture books are highlighted in the 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist, which recognises new illustrators, with artwork ranging from cutting-edge digital art and collage to picture books created in charcoal, watercolour and pencil.
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Longlist highlights great non-fiction
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
This year's SLA Information Book Award longlist covers a wide range of subjects from germs and explorers to cooking and wildlife. The longlist covers books for young children through to teenagers and highlights some of the best new information books.
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Children's book group set to give away
Monday, March 6, 2017
Next month we'll be chatting to Goodly and Grave author Justine Windsor (HarperCollins Children's Books) about her new series - and we have ten copies of the first book to give to a school book group, in return for some reviews!
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YA proof set to give away
Monday, March 6, 2017
We have a set of ten proofs of Susin Nielsin's new book, Optimists Die First (Andersen Press), to give away to a lucky school book group!
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Detective and mystery stories on ReadingZone Live
Monday, March 6, 2017
Alice Jones author Sarah Rubin joined us on ReadingZone Live for a special programme looking at how to write great detective and mystery stories.
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CHERUB author pens stand-alone novel
Monday, March 6, 2017
Robert Muchamore, author of the bestselling CHERUB series, has written his first stand-alone novel, Killer T, which will be published by Hot Key Books in September 2018.
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Teachers choose their highlights of the year
Monday, March 6, 2017
Teachers from across Scotland have helped select the shortlist forthis year's UKLA Book Awards, highlighting outstanding books for children aged three to 16 years.
