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Dying to save a life
Authors Q&As
Thursday, July 24, 2025
When her sister Asha dies, Calico agrees to take part in an experiment that will save her. But first, Calico will have to die... Author Kathryn Clark tells ReadingZone about her new YA novel, Things I Learned While I Was Dead.
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Little Rebels Award 2025 shortlist is announced
Book Awards
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Little Rebels Award shortlist for 2025 has been announced and includes six books that will "speak to a generation of young activists and critical thinkers" say its organisers. The award is a prize for radical fiction aimed at children aged 0-12. It is give...
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The Diverse Book Awards 2025 longlists announced
Book Awards
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Diverse Book Awards returns for its sixth year to highlight inclusive, empowering, and representative books published in the UK and Ireland. The award attracted over 250 submissions across four categories - Picture Books, Children's, YA and Adult Fiction - marking a record-breaking celebra...
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Encouraging children's love of language
Book Blog
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Children are natural wordsmiths, says Colette Hiller, CLiPPA winning creator of Colossal Words for Kids, and here's how can we encourage their love of language. Colossal Words for Kids wins the 2025 CLiPPA poetr...
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SLA Honours Lists for 2025 school librarian awards announced
Monday, July 14, 2025
The School Library Association has today announced the Honours lists for its annual Secondary School Librarian of the Year Award, the Peter Usborne Primary School Library of the Year Award, and the Enterprise Award. Victoria Dilly, SLA CEO, said that the awards help to showca...
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Government commits to ensuring every primary school has a library
Friday, July 11, 2025
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has committed to ensuring every primary school in the country will have a library by the end of this Parliament. The announcement was made at the Treasury by Reeves and follows several years of campaigning by litera...
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Glasgow Boys wins the Branford Boase Award 2025 for debut writers
Book Awards
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Margaret McDonald's Glasgow Boys has scored a hat trick with its third top literature award this year, winning the Branford Boase Award 2025 for outstanding debut writers and their editors. Editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu, who edited Glasgow Boys, wer...
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National Year of Reading 2026 to launch a 'reading revolution'
Monday, July 7, 2025
The Department for Education has announced a National Year of Reading 2026 to 'kick start a reading revolution' which aims to halt the decline in children's reading for pleasure. A range of research by organisations including the National Literacy Trust, Booktr...
