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1. Queen Victoria children's story to be published

   By chesilbeach, April 9, 2015
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   • Athena
   • April 12, 2015

2. Francis Lawrence to direct Homer’s The Odyssey

   By Anna Begins, April 9, 2015   

   • the Hunger Games
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   • Timstar
   • April 10, 2015

3. Proposal to remove import restrictions on books in Australia

   By chesilbeach, April 7, 2015
   • 1 reply
   • 868 views
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   • Kylie
   • April 10, 2015

4. Arthur C Clarke Shortlist

   By Michelle, April 8, 2015
   • 2 replies
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   • Nollaig
   • April 8, 2015

5. The Girl on the Train racks up express sales of 2m in three months

   By chesilbeach, April 4, 2015
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   • poppyshake
   • April 7, 2015

6. Nature writing is the latest literary phenomenon

   By chesilbeach, March 22, 2015
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   • vodkafan
   • April 3, 2015

7. Who should write the new authorised Winnie The Pooh sequel?

   By chesilbeach, April 1, 2015
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   • willoyd
   • April 1, 2015

8. South Africa reading project Praesa wins Lindgren Award

   By chesilbeach, March 31, 2015
   • 0 replies
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   • chesilbeach
   • March 31, 2015

9. Penguin's Little Black Classics

   By chesilbeach, February 26, 2015
   • 23 replies
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   • chesilbeach
   • March 29, 2015

10. Diagram Prize 2015

    By chesilbeach, March 28, 2015
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    • chesilbeach
    • March 28, 2015

11. The greatest year for books ever?

    By pontalba, March 11, 2015   

    • 1925;
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    • BSchultz19
    • March 18, 2015

12. 'New' Sherlock Holmes' short story discovered

    By Janet, February 21, 2015
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    • chesilbeach
    • March 18, 2015

13. The man who transformed bookshop chain Foyles

    By Raven, March 16, 2015
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    • Raven
    • March 17, 2015

14. Eric Carle to release children's book about surrealism

    By chesilbeach, March 10, 2015
    • 2 replies
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    • Athena
    • March 11, 2015

15. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015

    By chesilbeach, March 10, 2015
    • 1 reply
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    • poppyshake
    • March 10, 2015

16. Tom Keneally and Daughter to Write Historical Crime Series

    By Kylie, March 10, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 967 views
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    • chesilbeach
    • March 10, 2015

17. James Bowen to Open Bob's World Cat Café in London

    By frankie, February 25, 2015
    • 17 replies
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    • frankie
    • February 26, 2015

18. UK picks ‘author’ as its dream job 1 2

    By chesilbeach, February 18, 2015
    • 26 replies
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    • chesilbeach
    • February 22, 2015

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

    By chesilbeach, February 20, 2015
    • 1 reply
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    • Athena
    • February 20, 2015

20. New Dr Seuss book to be published in July

    By chesilbeach, February 19, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • poppyshake
    • February 20, 2015

21. Rare Magna Carta Found Inside Library Scrapbook

    By Kylie, February 11, 2015
    • 4 replies
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    • Raven
    • February 11, 2015

22. The Folio Prize 2015 shortlist

    By chesilbeach, February 9, 2015
    • 0 replies
    • 869 views
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    • chesilbeach
    • February 9, 2015

23. Britain produces more books per capita than any other country

    By chesilbeach, February 4, 2015
    • 8 replies
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    • Talisman
    • February 6, 2015

24. Shelf Awareness Blog

    By pontalba, February 3, 2015   

    • blogs
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    • pontalba
    • February 4, 2015

25. Jane Austen family letters

    By chesilbeach, February 2, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 851 views
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    • Kylie
    • February 3, 2015