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Every Sophie Kinsella novel I’ve ever picked up has left me feeling better than it found me Glamour17:50 10-Dec-25

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Best-selling author Sophie Kinsella dies, aged 55 The Independent12:53 10-Dec-25

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Newcastle University research highlights how small UK publishing businesses are booming overseas The Bookseller11:46 10-Dec-25

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Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street crash The Observer05:03 10-Dec-25

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Beloved Italian cookbook finally gets an English edition The Independent14:29 9-Dec-25

Faber Announces Winners of the 2025 FAB Prize Faber & Faber13:31 9-Dec-25

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Westminster Book Awards 2025 shortlist features Sarah Wynn-Williams, Ed Davey and Jacinda Ardern The Bookseller09:28 9-Dec-25

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