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My Brother Sean illustrator laments lack of Black children’s authors

Errol Lloyd hopes for emergence of new crop of writers, as Newcastle exhibition opens

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Liberation Day by George Saunders and Our Share Of Night by Mariana Enriquez.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Dunscore author's modern day witch story chosen as Waterstones' book of the month

Sally Hinchliffe was inspired to write Hare House by Dumfries and Galloway's history of witch trials

Daily Record · Oct 19, 2022

Calling All Demigods: A New Percy Jackson Book Is In The Works, 13 Yrs After The OG Series

We haven't had a full Percy Jackson POV book since 2009!!

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 19, 2022

‘Writers all want to be rock stars’: Booker winner Shehan Karunatilaka on ghosts, war and childish dreams

Set during the Sri Lankan civil war and narrated by a dead man, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is part murder mystery, part political satire and part love story. Its author recalls the grim events that inspired it – and the editor who kept pushing him to do better

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ is new Oprah book club pick

Winfrey called Kingsolver’s 560-page novel “the kind of epic you want to read this fall.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2022

Virago founder Carmen Callil was a powerhouse who changed the publishing world for the better

The publisher and writer – who has died aged 84 – was a pioneering champion of female writers. Virago’s chair Lennie Goodings remembers her long-time colleague and friend

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' is new Oprah pick

Oprah Winfrey’s newest book club choice is Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield."

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Jennette McCurdy’s Scored A Book Deal Will Write A Novel After Her Memoir’s ‘Yuge Success

Make room on your bookshelves!

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 18, 2022

Author Nicola Rollock on everyday racism in her new book 'The Racial Code'

It’s a book that’s been described by one critic as helping them to understand the microaggressions that people of colour routinely face on a daily basis. It is a collection of short stories, centered around race, which although fictional have a real meaning and message. We spoke to the author…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2022