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15 August 2018New Reads: August
View ReviewWhat's new in fiction for August? Check out what to add to your summer reading list.
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2 June 2018What we are reading: June
View FeatureFind the books and adaptions that are making waves this June
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12 March 2018Reading and Leeds festival 2018 lineup review
View BlogReading and Leeds has always been one of the most iconic music festivals in the UK, but has it begun to lose its edge after this year’s lineup announcement?
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19 February 2018Feminist February - Reading Challenge
View BlogEllen Orange is spending February reading feminist fiction - find out why she started this challenge.
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18 July 2017Austen 200: which novels are worth your time?
View Feature18 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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11 May 2017The Stars at Oktober Bend review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
View ReviewRead Arts Award Education Manager Annabel Thomas's review of The Stars at Oktober Bend - a CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title
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9 May 2017Hexham Book Festival: Maggie O'Farrell
View ReviewWriter Maggie O'Farrell talks about her latest release at Hexham Book Festival.
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4 May 2017Salt to the Sea review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
View ReviewRead 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 2017The Smell of Other People's Houses review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
View ReviewRead 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 2017Reading a book? To get your Arts Award? Go on then...
View BlogThis 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 2017Railhead review for CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing
View ReviewRead Arts Award Administrator Shaun Smith's review for Railhead, one of the CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted titles
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28 April 2017Wolf Hollow review for CILIP Carnegie Medal Shadowing
View ReviewRead Arts Award Associate (Museum, Heritage and Libraries) Caroline Bray's review for Wolf Hollow, CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title
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15 March 2017Reading For Wellbeing
View BlogCan reading be used as therapy? Ellen Orange explores the potential and the pitfalls of 'Books on Prescription'
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8 August 2016Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
View ReviewI was 13 when the last Harry Potter Book came out, so as a fan who grew up with these characters, I was both mortified and hugely excited when a new book, albeit a play script, was announced.
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4 August 2016Derby Book Festival
View ReviewDerby Book Festival happens in June every year across the city.
