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Jill Barklem’s family find the tree that inspired her Brambly Hedge tales

The children’s author was famed for her intricate illustrations and the site in Epping Forest that inspired her – thought lost to storm damage – has been located still standing

The Guardian - UK

Amazon to close Book Depository online shop

Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of April

The Guardian - UK

Harry Potter TV series based on all seven books reportedly close to a deal

A brand new Harry Potter TV series that will be based on all seven books is reportedly in the works as producers come close to a deal, sources say

Daily Mirror

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Young adult books roundup – reviews

A devastated Japan, ancient Greece and the Philippines a century ago are among the settings for this month’s picks, while section 28 cannot stop a school romance

The Guardian - UK

Walter Scott Prize shortlist nominees announced

The winner of the prize for historical fiction will receive £25,000.

The Independent UK

Booker Prize trophy named Iris after public poll

The Booker Prize trophy has been named ‘Iris’, after a public voting that took place earlier this year.

The Times of India

A House for Alice by Diana Evans review – vivid tale of a homesick matriarch

Three middle-aged sisters grapple with their mother’s imminent return to Nigeria in this immersive domestic drama of becoming and belonging in post-Grenfell London

The Guardian - UK

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Book signing event goes viral after author posts room full of empty chairs: ‘Crying the entire way home’

Thousands empathised with the bestselling writer and shared similar experiences of disappointment

The Independent UK

Heat 2 Is Finally In The Works From The Original Director, And He's Eyeing A Star Wars Favorite As Robert De Niro’s Character

Michael Mann is taking steps to adapt Heat 2 for the big screen, and he’s reportedly looking at a Star Wars actor to play Robert De Niro’s character.

Cinemablend

James Patterson accuses New York Times of ‘cooking the books’ over bestseller list

Prolific author claims his latest book ‘Walk the Blue Line’ has outsold numerous titles ranking in the top 15

The Independent UK

BBC under threat politically under Conservatives, says Ian McEwan

Novelist compares UK to Hungary in Radio Times interview, while Ken Bruce criticises handling of Radio 2 exit

The Guardian - UK

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann's medical records 'show injury erased her memory'

Julia Wendell, the woman who claims she is missing person Madeleine McCann, is said to have suffered a fracture aged eight which left her unable to speak or walk for more than a year

Daily Mirror

Scottish mum goes on cruise with kids after 'tatty' Harry Potter book goes for £20k

Scottish mum Holly Hodgart, 34, was speechless when her tatty first-edition copy of the Philosopher's Stone went for thousands of pounds when it went under the hammer.

Edinburgh Live

#ReadWithMC Reviews 'Now You See Us'

Here's what our book club readers thought about Balli Kaur Jaswal's latest novel.

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Why Prince William and Harry were 'lost souls' before meeting Kate and Meghan

Princes were "lost souls" before meeting their wives says royal expert

Daily Mirror

Mum sells battered Harry Potter book that features rare error for £20,000

Holly Hodgart has sold a battered first-edition Harry Potter book featuring a rare error for £20,000, despite its yellowing pages and missing spine

The Guardian - UK

Children’s author who sued John Lewis over Christmas ad loses case

Fay Evans alleged similarity between the 2019 Excitable Edgar TV campaign and her self-published book

The Independent UK

‘Crying the entire way home’: Book signing event goes viral after author posts room full of empty chairs

Thousands empathised with the bestselling writer and shared similar experiences of disappointment

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Dad raging at teacher who confiscates daughter's book for 'reading too much'

A father has expressed his anger with the school principle after a teacher confiscated his 11-year-old daughter's book during her lunch break after claiming that she 'reads too much'

The Times of India

Anuja Chauhan writes a sequel to the murder-mystery 'Club You To Death'

Glasgow Live

Glasgow mum sells tatty Harry Potter paperback for £20,000 at auction

Mum-of-two Holly Hodgart is was thrilled to receive the bumper sum for the first-edition copy of the Philosopher's Stone she was given as a child when it went under the hammer.

The Independent UK

‘It’s so much worse’: Children’s author Judy Blume condemns books censorship in the US

The novelist, whose book ‘Forever’ was recently removed from school districts in Florida, spoke with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg

Evening Standard

OPINION - What the latest laundry wheeze misses about self-help

THERE is no more optimistic bit of a bookshop than the self-help section.

The Guardian - UK

The Portable Door review – Harry Potter-ish YA fantasy carried by hardworking cast

Jeffrey Walker’s adaptation of the young-adult fantasy novel retains its edge thanks to its performances, but gets stuck on the whole door thing

The Orange County Register

In Prime Video’s adaptation of ‘The Power,’ teen girls get it and the world is not the same

Writer-producer Raelle Tucker was still reading Naomi Alderman’s 2016 dystopian novel “The Power” when she realized she had to be involved in bringing it to television.

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