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World Book Day £1 Books 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Find out what books will be available to buy with the £1 book tokens for this year's World Book Day, which takes place on Thursday 7th March! With the range of books on offer including Elmer, Dinosaur Club, InvestiGators, Loki and Dread Wood, there is plenty on offer for children and...
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Reflecting Realities: Increasing representation in children's books
Friday, December 1, 2023
The annual CLPE Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children's Literature shows a continued move towards inclusion and representation in books for children during 2022, particularly in fiction. However, the report also notes declines in representation in pict...
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Impossible Creatures wins Waterstone's Book of the Year Award 2023
Book Awards
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures has won the Waterstones Book of the Year 2023, a much-coveted award that will see Impossible Creatures supported by Waterstones' booksellers nationally. The bookseller also announced In Memoriam by Alice Winn as Waters...
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Dare you enter the Hollow Hills...?
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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Author Anna Kemp introduces The Hollow Hills, the sequel to her dark magical tale, Into Goblyn Wood.
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Nero Book Awards announces its inaugural shortlist
Book Awards
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Coffee house Caffè Nero has announced the 16-strong shortlist for the inaugural Nero Book Awards, recognising the outstanding books of the past 12 months across four categories: Children's Fiction, Debut Fiction, Fiction and Non-Fiction. Twelve category judges - a mix of authors, books...
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Students' reviews entice Waterstones' shoppers
Monday, November 20, 2023
Writer Tahereh Mafi said: "I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me." The idea of books being well-loved friends you can't wait to introduce to others, is the cornerston...
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Inclusive Books for Children Awards 2023 longlists announced
Book Awards
Monday, November 20, 2023
Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Children's Award 2023. Seeking representation in children's books, the longlisted titles feature protagonists that include a racialised minority, disab...
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TikTok sensation Alexandra Christo's new YA novel
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Monday, November 20, 2023
Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark fantasy romance set in a world of gods and monsters...
