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1. 2021 Booker Prize Longlist

   By Angury, July 28, 2021
   • 5 replies
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   • tracy18
   • March 21, 2022

2. Wainwright Prize 2017

   By chesilbeach, June 2, 2017   

   • nature writing
   • book prizes
   • 0 replies
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   • chesilbeach
   • June 2, 2017

3. Vandals sentenced to read books about racism and antisemitism

   By chesilbeach, February 7, 2017
   • 12 replies
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   • Nollaig
   • February 14, 2017

4. New book of illustrated fairytales from Ransom Riggs

   By chesilbeach, April 15, 2016
   • 5 replies
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   • Nollaig
   • April 24, 2016

5. Miss Peregrine, new trilogy!

   By chaliepud, January 10, 2017
   • 5 replies
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   • Kell
   • February 8, 2017

6. UK book trade sees strong Christmas sales

   By chesilbeach, January 11, 2017
   • 8 replies
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   • vodkafan
   • January 20, 2017

7. Shelfari to close

   By Janet, January 15, 2016
   • 13 replies
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   • Alexander the Great
   • January 20, 2016

8. Campaign to find the world’s favourite Agatha Christie book

   By chesilbeach, April 27, 2015
   • 15 replies
   • 2k views
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   • mirandashell
   • September 4, 2015

9. Postage Stamps Released to Honour Agatha Christie

   By Kylie, September 22, 2016
   • 7 replies
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   • Onion Budgie
   • September 22, 2016

10. Waterstones Book of the Year 2014

    By chesilbeach, November 11, 2014
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Athena
    • November 13, 2014

11. GoodReads Choice Awards 2014 - Vote Now

    By Athena, November 4, 2014   

    • goodreads
    • awards
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
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    • frankie
    • November 8, 2014

12. Francis Lawrence to direct Homer’s The Odyssey

    By Anna Begins, April 9, 2015   

    • the Hunger Games
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Timstar
    • April 10, 2015

13. James Frey offers $500,000 in gold

    By Anna Begins, October 9, 2014   

    • Fantasy
    • Science Ficton
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Fantasy
      • Science Ficton
      • YA
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
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    • KseniyaMalakhova
    • October 11, 2014

14. Jasper Fforde Web Chat

    By Chrissy, May 3, 2016
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
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    • Little Pixie
    • May 3, 2016

15. Top 50 best selling books in the UK for 2015

    By chesilbeach, January 2, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Madeleine
    • January 22, 2016

16. Daniel O’Malley’s The Rook to be adapted for television

    By chesilbeach, November 23, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Raven
    • December 21, 2015

17. Paper book sales in the U.S. rose again in 2016

    By Athena, January 10, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Kylie
    • January 15, 2017

18. Finland ranked world's most literate country

    By chesilbeach, March 15, 2016
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • LankaDivore
    • March 18, 2016

19. Waterstones makes first year of profit since 2008 financial crash

    By chesilbeach, February 1, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • chesilbeach
    • February 2, 2017

20. Adorable new book trains at the New York Public Library

    By Athena, October 8, 2016
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • pontalba
    • October 9, 2016

21. How Paula Hawkins wrote ‘the new Gone Girl’

    By chesilbeach, April 22, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • ~Andrea~
    • April 22, 2015

22. Birmingham Libraries to "stop buying books"

    By ian, August 13, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Hayley
    • August 25, 2015

23. World Book Day 2017 targets giving away 1m books to children

    By chesilbeach, September 10, 2016
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • chesilbeach
    • September 10, 2016

24. Malorie Blackman is launching an online book festival for teens

    By chesilbeach, February 20, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
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    • Athena
    • February 20, 2015

25. Laura Ingalls Wilder Memoir

    By Chrissy, August 25, 2014
    • 13 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Chrissy
    • August 28, 2014