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The famous authors that started off working in children’s literature Far Out Magazine01:10
Queen Camilla lauds inspirational female authors during surprise outing HELLO!19:06
Camilla praises literary prize for championing women authors Evening Standard17:01
I've read every novel on the Women's Prize shortlist - this is the one you need to read i News06:28
We are all Mrs Dalloway now New Statesman06:00
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Succession meets White Lotus in this week's Psychological Thrillers: It's Always the Husband by … MailOnline01:07

The Big Hop by David Rooney: How the Mail got Atlantic air travel off the ground MailOnline01:07

Forgotten classics take centre stage in this week's Retros: The stepdaughter by Caroline… MailOnline01:07

From bloodsucking vampires to time travelling humanoids; the best Science Fiction out this… MailOnline01:07

Literary fiction to lure you in: To the Moon by Jang Ryujin, the bombshell by Darrow Farr,… MailOnline01:07

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Announcing the 2025 Winners of the Women’s Prizes Women's Prize Trust22:03 12-Jun-25

'Masterful' romance novel wins Women's Prize for Fiction BBC20:40 12-Jun-25

Yesterday

Theatre Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns at Leeds Playhouse Ilkley Gazette20:02 12-Jun-25

Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke named Women's Prize 2025 winners The Bookseller19:37 12-Jun-25

Winners of Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction revealed The Independent19:34 12-Jun-25

Rod Stewart latest after iconic singer cancelled tour dates due to ill health ahead of… National World19:08 12-Jun-25

Third time lucky for Walter Scott Prize winner Miller BBC18:06 12-Jun-25

Government spending review cuts to DMCS 'raise serious alarm bells', say industry professionals The Bookseller17:14 12-Jun-25

Barbara Taylor Bradford, ‘one of the finest writers of her generation’, celebrated at London memorial The Bookseller17:14 12-Jun-25

The book club still going strong after 50 years BBC15:55 12-Jun-25

Winner of Winston Graham Historical Prize for fiction revealed The Voice15:37 12-Jun-25

Bloody Scotland crime-writing festival line-up announced BBC15:35 12-Jun-25

Scottish author Ian Rankin teases return of famous detective Rebus The National, Scotland15:14 12-Jun-25

An Outcast Reading List from Oliver Basciano Faber & Faber15:10 12-Jun-25

Saffron Walden clergy member publishes 'exciting' book on St John's Gospel Saffron Walden Reporter, Essex14:53 12-Jun-25

Rebus may return in future, Sir Ian Rankin says Evening Standard14:30 12-Jun-25

Game of Thrones and Wolf Hall star coming to Gloucestershire for special outdoor performances SoGlos.com14:00 12-Jun-25

Bloody Scotland: Full line up of crime writing festival revealed, including author behind hit… The Scotsman13:17 12-Jun-25

Vintage applauds ‘fresh and arresting’ work from the Kingston Animation Prize 2025 winners The Bookseller12:39 12-Jun-25

The Reading Agency to scale up Summer Reading Challenge with £1.5m grant The Bookseller12:39 12-Jun-25

Rosa Hesmondhalgh shines in joyous adaptation of Pride & Prejudice at Bolton Octagon Tameside Correspondent12:29 12-Jun-25

Independent Bookshop of the Month: Backstory Faber & Faber12:09 12-Jun-25

'Dept. Q' Season 2 Story, Explained Elle UK11:47 12-Jun-25

Elle Macpherson, 61, looks decades younger as she makes glamorous appearance at launch of her… MailOnline11:19 12-Jun-25

Star Wars finally answers Darth Plagueis' mystery as The Acolyte returns GAMINGBible11:16 12-Jun-25

Bestselling crime author to visit Burnham for special book signing event Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News11:06 12-Jun-25

Book Review: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab Voice Magazine11:04 12-Jun-25

Satyajit Das: A Fist Full of Dollars naked capitalism10:09 12-Jun-25

How The Raincoats sparked a queercore movement DIVA Magazine10:04 12-Jun-25

The Journal of a Chambermaid: The greatest novel you’ve never heard of Cherwell10:03 12-Jun-25

Huge charity book sale to take place in Wellingborough this weekend with thousands of items all … Northampton Chronicle & Echo09:53 12-Jun-25

'Like a sucker punch': Author's despair as novel appears on pirated database three months before publication The Bookseller09:16 12-Jun-25

Hodderscape and Lucy’s Book Club launch fantasy event series The Bookseller09:16 12-Jun-25

E Lockhart promises 'expanded' storylines and characters in We Were Liars adaptation The Bookseller09:16 12-Jun-25

The Cleveland Street Scandal: A Victorian Tale Of Forbidden Sex And Establishment Cover-Up Londonist08:51 12-Jun-25

“I’m a judge for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction – these are the 10 books I recommend… Stylist Magazine08:10 12-Jun-25

Top authors headline Barrow’s first-ever BookTastic Children's Book Festival North-West Evening Mail07:51 12-Jun-25

Books | Lighthouse Literature The Simple Things07:33 12-Jun-25

Greaves, Amess and Newens added to biography book BBC06:54 12-Jun-25

Best-selling author to host Q&A about latest novel Sidmouth Herald06:39 12-Jun-25

All you need to know about Dundee Book Festival as Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre and Nicola Sturgeon come to town Dundee Courier, Scotland06:10 12-Jun-25

Antrim Library to host writing workshop with crime author James Murphy Northern Ireland World06:01 12-Jun-25

The famous authors that started off working in children’s literature Far Out Magazine01:10 12-Jun-25

The promised land The Critic Magazine00:07 12-Jun-25

How speech flowered from an ancient root The Critic Magazine00:07 12-Jun-25

In the last 7 days

Michael Palin helps kick off Borders Book Festival BBC23:15 11-Jun-25

What we learn from losing a parent BBC22:12 11-Jun-25

Queen Camilla lauds inspirational female authors during surprise outing HELLO!19:06 11-Jun-25

Oxford alumni and their books: R.F. Kuang The Oxford Student18:36 11-Jun-25

New independent imprint launched by group of all-female authors Bristol 24/718:06 11-Jun-25

English literature’s last stand New Statesman17:43 11-Jun-25

Queen Camilla makes surprise appearance at London book show MailOnline17:07 11-Jun-25

'Taco Tuesday': Trump trolled by Stephen King with creepy AI image indy10017:06 11-Jun-25

Camilla praises literary prize for championing women authors Evening Standard17:01 11-Jun-25

Olly Alexander starring in West End production of Oscar Wilde classic SoGlos.com16:39 11-Jun-25

West Somerset Railway volunteer writes children's book on trains Somerset County Gazette16:27 11-Jun-25

Gauze Morning Star15:46 11-Jun-25

‘No Ordinary Love’: Upasna Barath on the alchemic timing of love Dazed Digital15:17 11-Jun-25

'Our world is out of balance. Music can help to re-set this and to heal and help others' Morning Star15:15 11-Jun-25

A speech by The Queen in celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Women's Prize for Fiction, Bedford Square Royal UK (Press Release)15:11 11-Jun-25

Queen Camilla surprises booksellers for special Women's Prize event The Bookseller15:07 11-Jun-25

There’s something in the Atmosphere: Taylor Jenkins Reid rockets to first place in indies The Bookseller15:07 11-Jun-25

Roald Dahl-inspired Wallace and Gromit sculpture part of charity trail Evening Standard14:55 11-Jun-25

Peppa Pig writer reveals next career move after baby piglet Evie's birth branded 'greatest… MailOnline14:51 11-Jun-25

The Newest BookTok Darling Silver Elite Proves Dire for Dystopian Literature Den of Geek14:06 11-Jun-25

Pupils pick winning book East Sussex County Council (Press Release)13:45 11-Jun-25

Samuel Arbesman: The Magic of Code review - the spark ages The Arts Desk13:08 11-Jun-25

The Best French Novel of the 20th Century London Review of Books13:00 11-Jun-25

Gill Hornby’s The Elopement to be adapted for TV following Miss Austen success The Bookseller12:54 11-Jun-25

Crime writing event in Coleford The Forester11:45 11-Jun-25

Newcastle author to write new James Bond series for kids set as legendary spy goes to school Chronicle Live11:23 11-Jun-25

Andy Serkis wants to keep his Animal Farm adaptation full of ‘innocence’ BANG Premier11:19 11-Jun-25

Oscar at the Crown in London review: The queer musical turning Wilde into a rave icon Attitude Magazine11:00 11-Jun-25

Jefferson Fisher's Top Reads for Better Communication Waterstones10:42 11-Jun-25

'A Writer's Lot is Not a Happy One' : Terry Deary on Penning His First Crime Novel Waterstones10:42 11-Jun-25

James Bond book series for children to be released by M.W. Craven The Carlisle News & Star10:34 11-Jun-25

Peppa Pig writer working on My Friend Maisy series BANG Premier10:08 11-Jun-25

Literacy event works to improve child reading rate BBC10:02 11-Jun-25

Exciting creative festival coming up in Stroud Stroud News & Journal, Gloucestershire09:26 11-Jun-25

Ashleigh Cleaver and Ieuan Goodwin shortlisted for The Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers The Bookseller09:10 11-Jun-25

Michael Morpurgo and Raymond Antrobus join Hachette to discuss reading crisis The Bookseller09:10 11-Jun-25

My PhD Mentor, Tu Laoshi Taiwan Insight09:01 11-Jun-25

The British Audio Awards: The Bookseller and The Stage launch major new awards for audio storytelling The Bookseller07:59 11-Jun-25

Mel Robbins' '5-second rule' is the motivation hack to try when you wake up tomorrow Woman and Home07:07 11-Jun-25

Book signing on Friday Chesterfield FC - Official Site07:05 11-Jun-25

‘Miracles and Wonder’ by Elaine Pagels review History Today07:05 11-Jun-25

Sex, grief and debauchery: Belfast author on her blazing debut novel about millennial friendship Belfast Telegraph06:52 11-Jun-25

Minecraft fan wins festival poetry competition BBC06:38 11-Jun-25

I've read every novel on the Women's Prize shortlist - this is the one you need to read i News06:28 11-Jun-25

'Michael Jackson went from quite normal to totally insane': My 50 years as a pop lawyer i News06:28 11-Jun-25

Grab a bargain book at Market Drayton library's mega book sale Shropshire Star06:13 11-Jun-25

Theatre in the Park returns to Mid and East Antrim with Pride and Prejudice production Northern Ireland World06:07 11-Jun-25

How Russia became a franchise of the Wagner Group New Statesman06:04 11-Jun-25

We are all Mrs Dalloway now New Statesman06:00 11-Jun-25

A heap of broken images The Critic Magazine02:05 11-Jun-25

The ancient pull of troubled waters The Critic Magazine02:05 11-Jun-25

NLT survey shows young people's reading enjoyment at lowest level in 20 years The Bookseller01:01 11-Jun-25

The Yorkshire Shepherdess to make children's book debut as release date set Darlington and Stockton Times22:25 10-Jun-25

ICE’s War on Home London Review of Books20:31 10-Jun-25

All Fours: Author Miranda July on writing about perimenopause Channel 420:04 10-Jun-25

Everything You Need To Know About ‘The Testaments’ Esquire17:13 10-Jun-25

'Man of many talents' Richard Coles visits Liverpool on book tour Wirral Globe16:55 10-Jun-25

One-off events with Scottish stars at the Edinburgh International Book Festival The Scottish Herald16:04 10-Jun-25

New sponsor Ian Rankin helps Edinburgh International Book Festival bounce back The Scottish Herald16:04 10-Jun-25

Rushen Players donate to Isle of Man Foodbank through Dickens show Isle of Man Today15:43 10-Jun-25

The past is another country: Ripeness, by Sarah Moss, reviewed The Spectator15:39 10-Jun-25

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