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Tributes paid to much-loved Redditch author and historian Anne Bradford Redditch Standard, Worcestershire19:10 4-Dec-25

County Durham author's debut crime thriller climbs into top of global charts The Northern Echo18:07 4-Dec-25

French government considering AI bill 'to protect copyright and reward creators' The Bookseller17:15 4-Dec-25

Sarah Wynn-Williams wins whistleblowing prize for ‘extraordinary courage’ The Bookseller17:15 4-Dec-25

Cynthia Erivo's book publisher apologises for 'inadvertently' leaving out Ariana Grande credit film-news.co.uk17:12 4-Dec-25

‘Three Men in a Boat’ automaton is welcomed back to Walsall Walsall Council (Press Release)16:56 4-Dec-25

From the Miller’s Tale to King Lear’s roaring sea, a history of flooding in literature The Conversation (UK)16:43 4-Dec-25

Would-be novelists urged to enter £1k fiction competition Liphook Herald15:12 4-Dec-25

Shall I compare thee to 2024? Poetry sales start to slip, but still sing The Bookseller15:03 4-Dec-25

Book detailing history of Sanquhar released by local author Cumnock Chronicle14:55 4-Dec-25

The 14 best nonfiction books of 2025 i News14:19 4-Dec-25

Winterbourne House offers rare chance to see rooms where Charles Dickens worked OnTheWight14:16 4-Dec-25

At Sadler’s Wells, Ebenezer Scrooge gets a fabulous hip-hop makeover The Independent13:22 4-Dec-25

International book award selects Caithness author among finalists John O'Groat Journal, Scotland13:05 4-Dec-25

Adam Kay and Laura Ellen Anderson among Lollies 2025 winners The Bookseller12:40 4-Dec-25

Trans and non-binary authors spotlit at cross-publisher Pride event The Bookseller12:40 4-Dec-25

Arts Council England and Inpress offer small publishers LBF place The Bookseller12:40 4-Dec-25

Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore The Skinny12:36 4-Dec-25

I’ve already read 44 books this year – this is my standout favourite The Independent10:24 4-Dec-25

Young writers from Chard take the spotlight in story-writing contest Chard and Ilminster News10:20 4-Dec-25

Author Apple Gidley launches new book, ‘Annie’s Day’ Cambridge Independent10:10 4-Dec-25

First look: New independent bookshop and café opening in York Ryedale Gazette & Herald, Yorkshire09:59 4-Dec-25

Castlederg girl becomes Ireland’s youngest published novelist We Are Tyrone09:46 4-Dec-25

Scottish Books of 2025 supplement - e-mag The Scotsman09:00 4-Dec-25

Rebecca F Kuang pulls out of Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature as BDS calls for UAE boycott The Bookseller08:56 4-Dec-25

Debuts, comebacks and suprises The Critic Magazine07:56 4-Dec-25

‘Orkney and Outwith’ takes the reader on “A journey to somewhere different” The Orkney News07:49 4-Dec-25

Honey and spice: German Christmas baking The Observer06:10 4-Dec-25

‘All fae the hairt’ - new Doric poetry collection set to hit the shelves from local author Grampian Online, Scotland05:33 4-Dec-25

Edward Kane and The Voice of the Spider. Chapter 4: Patria Potestas The Scotsman05:17 4-Dec-25

Paperback of the week: The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston The Observer05:02 4-Dec-25

The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe The Observer05:02 4-Dec-25

What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco The Observer05:02 4-Dec-25

The young Anton Chekhov searches for his voice The Spectator00:28 4-Dec-25

Nostalgia for the 1980s New Romantic scene The Spectator00:28 4-Dec-25

Revenge of the invisible woman: Other People’s Fun, by Harriet Lane, reviewed The Spectator00:28 4-Dec-25

Homage to the herring as king of the fishes The Spectator00:28 4-Dec-25

Pride and Prejudice retold in a thousand different ways The Spectator00:28 4-Dec-25

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Cumnock author on virtual book tour to support cancer charity Cumnock Chronicle22:39 3-Dec-25

Book Review: Peak Bagging – Peak District by Anna Paxton. Vertebrate Publishing Ilkley Gazette20:06 3-Dec-25

Author spreads festive cheer with latest children's book Leigh Journal19:04 3-Dec-25

Book Review: More Than One Story: An Anthology of Monologues on Homelessness and Poverty Voice Magazine18:47 3-Dec-25

Inside the Regency ballroom: what you’d experience on a night out with Jane Austen The Conversation (UK)17:50 3-Dec-25

Local young authors take part in creative writing programme celebrating their heritage Keele University17:15 3-Dec-25

Spotify's first Audiobook Wrapped campaign drops with Gary Stevenson topping UK chart The Bookseller16:41 3-Dec-25

Tributes paid to Porter Anderson of Publishing Perspectives The Bookseller16:41 3-Dec-25

Ernest Hemingway’s 17 favourite books: “A pleasure” Far Out Magazine15:56 3-Dec-25

Remember, remember the end of November: Charlie Mackesy jumps up to indie number one The Bookseller15:29 3-Dec-25

RF Kuang drops out of UAE lit fest amid BDS Sudan boycott call The New Arab14:45 3-Dec-25

Kaleidoscope of writing featured in new Cheshire Prize book University of Chester14:36 3-Dec-25

Rebecca Kuang drops out of UAE lit fest over BDS Sudan boycott The New Arab14:04 3-Dec-25

December Book Bag: from a photographic record of a lost nightclub to the tale of an accidental art heist The Art Newspaper13:44 3-Dec-25

Sylvia Bishop on Award-Winning Sci Fi Novels of 2025 Five Books13:27 3-Dec-25

Spotify Wrapped 2025 reveals the biggest artists, songs and albums The Independent13:08 3-Dec-25

Primary school pupils meet poet Matt Abbott Hartlepool Mail13:07 3-Dec-25

Spotify Wrapped Is Finally Here – and These Were the Most Popular Audiobooks in 2025 Marie Claire13:04 3-Dec-25

Books of the year 2025 New Statesman12:40 3-Dec-25

Best-selling author visit to East Devon schools inspires over 1,200 children Exmouth Journal12:37 3-Dec-25

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings writing desk is going up for auction in London ShortList12:19 3-Dec-25

New shows coming to the Birmingham Alex Theatre in 2026 Express & Star12:15 3-Dec-25

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Author to launch latest book with event at Keighley Library Keighley News12:02 3-Dec-25

Award-winning children’s author visits local school The Melksham Independent News11:49 3-Dec-25

Murugiah reimagines George Orwell’s 1984 with psychedelic illustration and dripping paint It's Nice That11:41 3-Dec-25

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Matt Lucas seeks to inspire next generation of readers and writers at University visit University of Salford10:21 3-Dec-25

Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria Middle East Monitor10:19 3-Dec-25

Aberporth author's new book based on 19th century mountain disaster Tivyside Advertiser, Wales10:03 3-Dec-25

This New Book Proves Londoners Still Talk To Their Neighbours Londonist10:00 3-Dec-25

Hay Festival previews flagship edition in May 2026 Nation.Cymru09:39 3-Dec-25

10 Essential Books on Black British History Black History 36509:28 3-Dec-25

Book Marketing Society celebrates Q3 2025 award winners The Bookseller09:24 3-Dec-25

Bloomsbury to collaborate with Google Cloud on ‘AI-powered learning’ The Bookseller09:24 3-Dec-25

8 festive romance books to read this Christmas Stylist Magazine09:12 3-Dec-25

The North Sea: Along the Edge of Britain by Alistair Moffat review: 'wonderfully descriptive' The Scotsman08:55 3-Dec-25

Author Apple Gidley launches seventh book in Ickleton Saffron Walden Reporter, Essex07:50 3-Dec-25

Paterson Joseph: At 61, I live alone, but I'm not lonely i News07:25 3-Dec-25

Author releases new novel set in Cotswolds Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard06:22 3-Dec-25

Exhibition shows Jane Austen's life in Oxford BBC06:15 3-Dec-25

Architect of the young Irish Free State’s public housing drive left ‘enormous legacy’ The Irish News06:13 3-Dec-25

‘Fitzrovia Futures 2055’ – short story performance and discussion Fitzrovia News05:48 3-Dec-25

Edward Kane and The Voice of the Spider. Chapter 3: The Creature Had Taken a Different Form The Scotsman05:12 3-Dec-25

Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury reunite for new festive tale Evening Standard00:13 3-Dec-25

Children’s literary giants join forces for new Christmas tale The Independent00:05 3-Dec-25

Historian Hannah Durkin wins £50,000 Wolfson History Prize The Bookseller19:39 2-Dec-25

The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee review: 'ripe for TV adaptation' The Scotsman19:24 2-Dec-25

Indies aim for cultural impact study amid 'challenging economic backdrop', FutureBook hears The Bookseller17:27 2-Dec-25

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On Kerry James Marshall London Review of Books17:27 2-Dec-25

Church Monuments London Review of Books17:27 2-Dec-25

French novel explores art as seen through the eyes of a young girl The Art Newspaper17:23 2-Dec-25

Our favourite art books of 2025—picked by The Art Newspaper’s books team The Art Newspaper17:20 2-Dec-25

Kind-hearted author gifts thousands of books to children and pensioners East Lothian Courier16:48 2-Dec-25

Ian Fleming Books launches James Bond book club The Bookseller16:16 2-Dec-25

Rosanna Pike wins comic fiction prize Chortle16:02 2-Dec-25

Mimeograph: Win new speculative sci-fi limited book SciFiNow15:21 2-Dec-25

Marilyn Monroe was murdered in her California home, says crime author The Independent15:13 2-Dec-25

Record Breaking: Guinness celebrates a half century of UK number ones The Bookseller15:04 2-Dec-25

Alyson Rudd on The Best Sports Books of 2025 Five Books15:03 2-Dec-25

At the Battle of Ideas London Review of Books14:50 2-Dec-25

Don’t Stop Him Now: Queen's Brian May on Yungblud, recovering from a stroke, losing Ozzy and… ShortList14:17 2-Dec-25

An expert’s guide to late Pablo Picasso: five must-read books on the second half of the Spanish artist’s career The Art Newspaper13:30 2-Dec-25

American comedian and novelist David Sedaris to visit Bristol in 2026 Bristol World13:20 2-Dec-25

Literary festival return promises inspiration and fun West Somerset Free Press13:02 2-Dec-25

Author who raised over £30k for charity to attend book signing at Glasgow store Glasgow Evening Times12:43 2-Dec-25

Sussex author’s first novel delves into crime, politics and dark secrets The Argus, Sussex12:10 2-Dec-25

The Skinny on... Michael Pedersen The Skinny11:37 2-Dec-25

Library now operating in a new location The Voice11:00 2-Dec-25

Mansfield poet laureate’s new book sparks international headlines Mansfield and Ashfield Chad10:20 2-Dec-25

Midlands author releases gritty crime thriller exploring the silent battles men face Express & Star10:08 2-Dec-25

Gregory Hardiman returns in author Susan Grossey’s latest novel, ‘Whipster’ Cambridge Independent10:00 2-Dec-25

School book gift scheme proves a major success BBC09:54 2-Dec-25

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