4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (332+ words) YOUNG book lovers from across Tameside have come together to celebrate a shared love of reading as part of the borough’s first Young Readers Award. The pilot initiative brought together pupils from 10 secondary schools, with each school selecting a team…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the judging panel for the newly renamed 2027 Bukhman International Booker Prize, which will be chaired by critically acclaimed author Katie Kitamura. The announcement follows a 10-year funding commitment from grant-giving organisation Bukhman Philanthropies, a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) An eight-year-old boy has won a national book cover design competition with his imaginative creation. Lincoln Heath, from Whitchurch, impressed judges with his entry in a competition organised by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care to design the cover of an adventure…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (481+ words) Deccan Herald Is a story merely a placeholder for bushels of intangibles? And what of the storyteller? Is she, too, worth her weight in gold?...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) New Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence. Credit: Getty Newly appointed Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence wants to help kids “feel seen, understood and, most importantly, valued”. It’s an admirable sentiment, but Lawrence isn’t a social worker, a counselor or a teacher. Her…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (699+ words) In an interview with Ashikha N for Maktoob, writer and translator Jayasree Kalathil discusses translating S. Hareesh's August 17, the ethics and politics of literary translation, and how translation can become a creative, decolonising act that gives texts an independent life across…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (640+ words) A Brighton author has been awarded a prestigious role. Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence has been named the new Children’s Laureate for 2026-2028. The best-selling author, known for penning "Orangeboy," will take on the role as the foremost representative of children’s literature....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) Inbox.eu The International Booker Prize has been renamed in honor of the founder of Playrix Thanks to the new partnership, the monetary reward will also significantly increase. The prize fund will grow from £50,000 to £100,000, with the amount still being…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (556+ words) The Denver Post ‘Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (551+ words) Caleb Azumah Nelson Joins Jury For 2027 International Booker Prize The British Blacklist Out Of Africa: Caleb Azumah Nelson Joins Judging Panel For 2027 International Booker Prize Caleb Azumah Nelson joins the judging panel for the 2027 Bukhman International Booker Prize alongside Katie…...