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15 April 2021
5 best modern takes on Shakespeare's plays (in my own humble opinion)
Who did it best, and why?
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12 April 2021
Brighton Fringe Festival launches 2021 programme
Brighton Fringe Festival 2021 promises hundreds of exciting events from 28 May - 27 June.
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10 April 2021
Transphobic backlash over Women's Prize for Fiction nomination for Detransition, Baby
Detransition, Baby, the debut novel by trans author Torrey Peters, is the focus of an anonymous letter that calls for its removal from the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.
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10 April 2021
Polly Barton "Fifty Sounds" review: Magical insight into the beauty of language learning
By turns an autobiography, travelogue and meditation on language, Polly Barton’s Fifty Sounds is an eclectic study on what it means to teach – and learn – a language, as told through fifty mimetic sounds.
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4 March 2021 – 31 July 2021
Aged 11-17? Enter the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award for free by 31 July
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021 is open for entries until 31 July 2021. It is free to enter and is open to poets aged 11-17 years anywhere in the world. Visit foyleyoungpoets.org to submit your poems.
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5 April 2021
Penguin Random House withhold furlough cash
Penguin, Britain's biggest publisher, says it will not return funds it received under the furlough scheme, despite strong sales throughout lockdown.
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1 April 2021
Review: A Paddy's Day Delight
A new spin on the celebration of Ireland’s patron Saint.
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26 March 2021
Charity's campaign to buy author J. R. R. Tolkein's house fails
The charity Project Northmoor aimed to ‘create the first literary centre in the world dedicated to Tolkein’ at the author’s Oxford home, but fell short on donations and support.
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26 March 2021
Poetry review: Passerine by Kirsten Luckins
A modern, genre-bending elegy, Passerine is an ambitious and accomplished poetic study of loss and hope.
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24 March 2021
Is Welsh a dying language?
Welsh. A language that is integral to the culture and identity of Wales. But what is happening to the language and where’s it heading?
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22 March 2021
Owner of Penguin Random House to be audited by UK watchdog over Simon & Schuster takeover
Penguin Random House’s $2 billion takeover of rival publisher, Simon & Schuster, will be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority, to assess whether the deal will result in reduced competition.
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20 March 2021
WriteWell launch: write yourself a brighter future
A new online writing therapy website launched on 22 February.
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17 March 2021
Shakespeare: Too much of a good thing?
What is it that makes Shakespeare so special, and is his work still relevant today?
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15 March 2021
Harry Potter actress Katie Leung speaks out about past racist abuse
Over a decade since her first appearance in the Harry Potter film franchise as Cho Chang, Katie Leung recounts the racist online abuse she was advised to suppress.
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12 March 2021
Longlists announced for Jhalak Prize's Book of the Year and Children's & Young Adult Prize
The longlists for the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year and its new Children’s & Young Adult Prize have been announced, with the winners to be announced on 25 May 2021 in partnership with the British Library.
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11 March 2021
Want My Job? with book Youtuber Noelle Gallagher
With over 100,000 subscribers on Youtube, Noelle Gallagher is carving out a name for herself in the Booktube community. If you’ve ever wondered how running a successful Youtube channel works and want to try it yourself, read on!
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9 March 2021
Where the Crawdads Sing Review
Beautifully-written and utterly un-put-downable. Where the Crawdads Sing is a gripping read! By Delia Owens, this debut best-selling novel is a remarkable and powerful tale and left me gasping for more…
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8 March 2021
6 things to sink your teeth into when you want to feel empowered
This article is all about female empowerment and it provides you with 6 things to help you achieve that, without eating lots of sweets. You can find a list of books, series and albums that will definitely lift your spirits.