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  • Video/Vlog

    Friday, March 13, 2026

    ReadingZone caught up with debut author Miranda Reason to explore her powerful YA thriller, Day Of Now, set in a post-apocalyptic world.

  • The Carnegies 2026 shortlists announced

    The Carnegies 2026 shortlists announced

    Book Awards

    Tuesday, March 10, 2026

    The Carnegies book award shortlists were announced today at the London Book Fair, the signal for thousands of schools around the country and abroad to launch their shadowing groups in the run-up to the announcement of the final winners on 23 June. The Carnegies...

  • The Boy at the Window wins Peters Children's Book of the Year

    The Boy at the Window wins Peters Children's Book of the Year

    Book Awards

    Tuesday, March 10, 2026

    School librarians, teachers and public libraries across the UK have voted The Boy at the Window by Lucy Strange (Barrington Stoke) winner of the Peters Children's Book of the Year Award for 2026, with Peters' team describing it as the 'perfect ghost story,'

  • Celebrate mixed identity and heritage

    Celebrate mixed identity and heritage

    Authors Q&As

    Monday, March 2, 2026

    Growing up with a dual heritage and mixed race is a super-power, says Emma Slade Edmondson, and her new book Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity explores just how great it can be!

  • Tell yourself you're awesome!

    Tell yourself you're awesome!

    Video/Vlog

    Monday, March 2, 2026

    I Tell Myself I'm Awesome is a new poetry collection by Joshua Seigal - find out why we should all tell ourselves we're awesome! More about I Tell Myself I'm Awesome!

  • Reader of the Year Award launched by the SLA and Barrington Stoke

    Reader of the Year Award launched by the SLA and Barrington Stoke

    Friday, February 27, 2026

    The Barrington Stoke Reader of the Year Award is to be launched as a national award to celebrate young readers, recognising pupils in Year 7 and 8 who have overcome challenge to discover the joy of reading. The winner will receive £400 worth of Barrington Stoke...

  • Winners of the Inclusive Books for Children Awards 2026 announced

    Winners of the Inclusive Books for Children Awards 2026 announced

    Book Awards

    Thursday, February 26, 2026

    The six winners of the Inclusive Books for Children Awards have been announced. Celebrating the best UK-published inclusive children's books for ages one to nine, this year's winners will share a £30,000 prize fund and showcase their work at Hay Festival in May. Spannin...

  • SLA to launch social book clubs in 100 secondary libraries

    SLA to launch social book clubs in 100 secondary libraries

    Thursday, February 26, 2026

    From September 2026, the SLA's Reading Reboot programme will deliver 1,000 social book clubs in over 100 secondary school libraries in London, the West Midlands and the North East of England.