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Salford's Proficiency Seminar unites educators and leaders to address literacy challenges, promote reading for pleasure, and create community-led solutions for enhancing proficiency rates among young people. Reading Agency research reveals a "reading crisis".
Remembering Peter Lovesey, award-winning crime fiction author of the Sergeant Cribb and Peter Ruby series. A legend in crime writing, he left a legacy of 43 books including 'The False Inspector Dew'.
Explore humanity's future decline due to environmental impact and resource depletion. The book examines our origins, current challenges, and potential survival strategies, including space colonization and urgent action.
The YA Book Prize 2025 judging panel is announced, including David Almond, Busayo Matuluko, and Sian Wadey. The £2,000 award celebrates impactful YA fiction from the UK and Ireland. YA Book Prize.
CCIC proposes a UK Comics Fund to boost the comics industry, create jobs, develop IP, and unlock economic potential. It aims to support marginalized voices and transform a talented community into a sustainable sector.
Barbara Taylor Bradford's estate, featuring her typewriter, jewelry, and rare editions, is up for auction at Doyle. A glimpse into the life of the bestselling author.
Lauren Roberts tops UK charts. New releases flood Original Fiction. Romantasy trend continues. Easter-themed books see a sales surge, up 12.3%. Book sales data from Nielsen Bookscan.
Jane retires from Walker Books after nurturing authors like Anthony Horowitz and Michael Rosen. Her dedication to quality children's books and author support shaped Pedestrian Books' success. Celebrated for author-centric spirit.
Elisabet Brännström, with 20 years' experience, joins Grand Agency as a literary agent in May 2025. She brings expertise from Daniela Schlingmann and Andrew Nurnberg, aiming to expand the agency's offerings.
In an age where narratives often become homogenised, philanthropy can help provide a platform for under-represented voices, offering stories that challenge societal norms, provoke thought, inspire change and create a more empathetic and informed society.
During a 2023 House committee hearing on the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said, “the use of the term intifada in the context of the Israeli-Arab conflict is indeed a call for violent armed resistance against the state of Israel, including violence against civilians and the genocide of Jews.”
Apr 01 2025: Rightwing groups around the US are pushing legislation that would place new limits on what books are allowed in school libraries in a move that critics decry as censorship often focused on LGBTQ+ issues or race or imposing conservative social values.