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UK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says

Ex-children’s laureate Malorie Blackman says no student should feel English is irrelevant because they do not see themselves reflected in the literature

The Guardian - UK

Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘James Baldwin ignited something in me that’s still burning today’

The British-Ghanaian author on having his mind blown by Malorie Blackman as a child, the allure of John Williams’s Stoner and why Zadie Smith made him want to write

The Guardian - UK

Best designs and designers of 2023: ‘A chunk of glossy sexiness’

From 3D-printed headphones to a museum dedicated to crabs, our panel of experts pick the designs and designers of the year

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Malorie Blackman is celebrated with British Library exhibition

‘Malorie Blackman: The Power of Stories’ at the British Library shines a light on her journey as an author, while touching on social issues represented in her novels

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Malorie Blackman’s career honoured in British Library exhibition

Show dedicated to the prolific children’s and young adult novelist includes 82 rejection letters alongside her children’s laureate medal

The Guardian - UK

They have all earned Britain’s thanks: 20 Black heroes who should be on a postage stamp

To mark Black History Month, we asked an all-star panel to tell us who they would celebrate for their contribution to British society

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Black History Month: Books black authors want all children to read

Sir Lenny Henry, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and more share their top picks from black authors.

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Juno Dawson: ‘The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a deeply vibey novel’

The YA author on identifying with Armistead Maupin and learning from Malorie Blackman

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy thinks his legacy will be more about his books than his music

Stormzy and Malorie Blackman were talking at the Hay books festival

Evening Standard

Libraries should be ‘ringfenced and protected’, Malorie Blackman says

Former children’s laureate tells Hay festival audience that her local library was essential to her career as a writer

The Guardian - UK

Queen Camilla draws her own crown and isn't covered with mud at Bristol school visit

Everywhere you looked there was a household name children's author working with the children

Bristol Post

Stormzy’s #Merky Books festival aims to ‘light imaginations’ of young storytellers

Speaker Malorie Blackman says two-day event exists to ‘spark the aspirations’ of those who might not have considered a creative career

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Don’t write what you know, write what you feel: bestselling authors offer tips on World Book Day

Malorie Blackman advises budding authors to pick up on news stories, but Julia Donaldson warns of pitfalls – and Alan Moore says you should read terrible books as well as good ones

The Independent UK

Malorie Blackman and John Agard to headline Stormzy’s #Merky Books literature festival

The rapper launched his publishing imprint in 2018 in partnership with Penguin Random House

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy’s #Merky Books launches literature festival to ‘inspire young creatives’

The grime star said he was ‘proud’ to offer the two-day event headlined by Wretch 32, John Agard and Malorie Blackman

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The Guardian view on declining authors’ pay: an unequal burden

Editorial: A steep slump in average earnings not only affects individuals, but impoverishes literature by dictating which stories get told

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Adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses coming to Liverpool

The performance is coming to the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre this November

The Guardian - UK

How the first female Time Lord changed Doctor Who forever

As Jodie Whittaker hands the baton to Ncuti Gatwa, we reflect on how embracing diversity has led to some of the show’s most unflinching and affirming tales

Daily Mirror

Former Children's Laureate joins calls for Black history to be compulsory in UK schools

Malorie Blackman who is best known for Noughts and Crosses which was turned into a BBC drama, said that history lessons should tell “the whole truth” about Britain's role in slavery.

The Guardian - UK

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

Just Sayin’ by Malorie Blackman review – against the odds

The former children’s laureate shares her sometimes enraging story of rejection, determination and resilience

The Guardian - UK

Malorie Blackman: ‘Thank God that’s done!’

The former children’s laureate on the end of the Noughts & Crosses series, why her memoir is the hardest book she’s written, and her soft spot for murder detective games

The Guardian - UK

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