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5 January 2018
Top 10 Fiction Books of 2017
We look at the best books to hit the shelves in the past 12 months
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5 December 2017
Voice’s Top 10s of 2017
A rundown of the best TV, film, music and live performances from the past year
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13 September 2017
Man Booker 2017: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
With several awards already in the bag, could Whitehead's The Underground Railroad be a shoo-in for the Man Booker?
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13 September 2017
Man Booker 2017: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Shamsie poses tough competition with this touching retelling of a Greek myth.
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24 August 2017
Man Booker 2017: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
A beautifully written novel, which has been highly anticipated by fans for two decades.
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24 August 2017
Man Booker 2017: Autumn by Ali Smith
Smith's most recent novel has been labelled the first telling Post-Brexit work.
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18 July 2017
Austen 200: which novels are worth your time?
18 July, 2017 marks 200 years since the death of Jane Austen. The beloved author holds a special place in many people's hearts, whether for her acerbic wit in the narration of her novels, her wonderful heroines or even the fantastic adaptations the novels have inspired.
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26 June 2017
20 lessons taught by the Harry Potter series
On the twentieth anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Voice Reporters look back on lessons learnt.
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11 May 2017
The Stars at Oktober Bend review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
Read Arts Award Education Manager Annabel Thomas's review of The Stars at Oktober Bend - a CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title
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4 May 2017
Salt to the Sea review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
Read Alan Lynch's (Arts Award Support Officer, Education) review for Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, one of the CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted titles
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28 April 2017
The Smell of Other People's Houses review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
Read Arts Award Education Manager Annabel Thomas's review of The Smell of Other People's Houses - a CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title
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28 April 2017
Reading a book? To get your Arts Award? Go on then...
This year we are thrilled to be working closely with CILIP and the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards to help spread the word that not only is reading great fun, it can also contribute to achieving an Arts Award!
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28 April 2017
Railhead review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
Read Arts Award Administrator Shaun Smith's review for Railhead, one of the CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted titles
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28 April 2017
Wolf Hollow review for CILIP Carnegie Medal Shadowing
Read Arts Award Associate (Museum, Heritage and Libraries) Caroline Bray's review for Wolf Hollow, CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title
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27 April 2017
Hexham Book Festival: Top Picks
Hexham Book Festival is running from 28th April - 7th May featuring some top authors and writers and a whole host of interesting events.
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17 April 2017
Cambridge Literature Festival: Top Picks
Cambridge Literature Festival is running from 18th-23rd of March, with a whole host of events on more than just books.
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21 March 2017
Defending free-speech - and our right to call it out
Free Speech says everyone has the right to say what they want, even if it is discriminatory or hateful. But that doesn't mean businesses have to sell it, or that we can't call out those who do.
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15 March 2017
Reading For Wellbeing
Can reading be used as therapy? Ellen Orange explores the potential and the pitfalls of 'Books on Prescription'