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Children in Ireland to be allocated almost €100 each under newly announced scheme

The aim of this boost is to cover the cost of all school books, workbooks, and copybooks, in order to ease the pressure parents face each year

Irish Mirror · Mar 28, 2023

‘Women writers aren’t credited with the same powers of intellect as men’

As our judging panel prepare to begin their search for this year’s Stories Competition winner, we catch up with two of the judges, best-selling authors Monica Ali and Beth O’Leary

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023

Points mean pages: why I’ve embraced the world of online reading challenges

I’ve set a goal of reading 50 books this year, and logging my progress is strangely satisfying. Some might not approve of turning reading into a game, but if it works for you, why not?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

NY to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Alice Sebold rape case

A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

A simple way you can combat food waste

Tamar Adler gives readers expert tips to turn leftovers into something special (and help mitigate food waste, too)

Salon · Mar 27, 2023

Margo Jefferson wins 2023 Rathbones Folio prize

The writer and critic’s memoir, Constructing a Nervous System, was described as ‘astounding and rhapsodic’ by judges

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023

Learning news literacy skills can help readers spot real ‘malinformation’

Malinformation has a seed of truth, or makes selective use of facts, but is repackaged and shared with the specific intent to cause harm.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

Strictly’s Shirley Ballas announces she’s releasing her debut crime novel, Murder on the Dance Floor

This is only the first of at least two books as the TV judge plans a whole series called The Sequin Mysteries

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Prince Harry shows he is not bluffing in vendetta against Daily Mail owner

Court appearance in privacy claim should not come as a surprise given prince’s loathing for Associated Newspapers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023

'The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise' Is Our April Book Club Pick

Read an excerpt from Colleen Oakley's latest novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.

Marie Claire · Mar 27, 2023