A taste of what's happening around the country.

UKLA Book Awards 2020 shortlist announced

06/04/2020

The shortlist for this year's UKLA Book Awards reflects the group's new judging criteria, to include books from a 'wide and inclusive range' of publishers and recognising a 'broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices'.

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Return to the world of WOLF BROTHER

06/04/2020

Roam across vast, ancient landscapes with Torak, Renn and Wolf, and return to the world of WOLF BROTHER in this new adventure, VIPER's DAUGHTER. Author MICHELLE PAVER tells us more.

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Subscribe to the ReadingZone Bookclub

31/03/2020

We've launched the ReadingZone Bookclub to help you with book recommendations, introducing authors and new books each week, and to help keep bookworms reading in the coming weeks.

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Carnegie and Greenaway shortlists announced

19/03/2020

The shortlists for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK's oldest book awards for children and young people, have been announced but it is unclear how this year's Shadowing and Shadowers' Choice Award will be managed in the light of school closures.

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Harry Potter is Blue Peter 'winner of winners'

05/03/2020

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling has won the Blue Peter Winner of Winners Award. The winner of this year's award for the Best Story has also been announced - Vashti Hardy's Wildspark.

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Children's reading for pleasure in decline

05/03/2020

An emphasis on literacy over reading for pleasure, failing to read aloud to children and increases in screen time are contributing to a 'long term decline' in the percentage of children reading for pleasure, according to a new report from publisher Egmont.

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Children's Book Award shortlist announced

02/03/2020

A dog that plays jazz, a human soul captured in an animal-like machine and ... PEAS are all shortlisted for the Children's Book Award 2020 - chosen and voted for entirely by children.

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Best Blue Peter book?

25/02/2020

This year is the 20th anniversary of the Blue Peter Book Awards and to help celebrate, Blue Peter wants to know which of its winning books is your favourite.

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