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Camilla praises ‘life-changing’ effects of reading as she tours book charity

The Queen Consort helped stamp books set for export to Rwanda as she visited Book Aid International.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Signed Harry Potter books found by retired librarian after 20 years set to sell for thousands

Janette Tuckwell met JK Rowling in 1999 when she took a group of school pupils along to a Waterstones store and received her own first edition signed copies of the first two novels.

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2023

Gerald Moore obituary

Other lives: Expert on African literature who spent much of his time as a lecturer in Nigeria and Uganda

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery review – dazzling debut of racial identity

Eight linked short stories, set mostly in Miami, vividly evoke the experiences of a young Black man in search of a sense of belonging

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

All-star judging panel for British Book Awards 2023 announced

Channel 4 News lead anchor, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, will be joined by other famous faces as part of the panel.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature with Cold Enough for Snow

Jessica Au's novel exploring the fraught but loving relationship between mothers and daughters just won the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Melbourne writer takes out $100,000 literary prize

Melbourne writer Jessica Au has taken out the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $125,000 for ‘quietly powerful’ novella

Five of the eight winners at this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards are debuts, with Au winning two categories for her second book, Cold Enough for Snow

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor review – the priest who defied Nazis

A polyphonic retelling of how an Irish priest set out to rescue resistance fighters, PoWs and Jews from Nazi-occupied Rome

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Most Texans want ‘content ratings’ on school library books and diverse classes, poll finds

DALLAS — The majority of Texans want a “content rating” – similar to what’s used for movies – on books sold to public schools to help establish what is appropriate for children, according to a new poll from the University of Houston.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023