7 Great books about Paris
17 Jul 2017
Author Antoine Laurain selects his seven favourite books set in Paris—the city of his birth that inspired his latest book, ...
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What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog
17 Jul 2017
This book about card catalogues, written and published in cooperation with the Library of Congress, is beautifully produced......
Read moreHow printed books entered a new chapter of fortune
16 Jul 2017
Earlier this year, Simon Key rummaged around the tills at his bookshop in North London and came up worryingly short....
Read moreWhat Time is it When You Pass Through A Wrinkle in Time?
16 Jul 2017
In the early 1960s, Madeleine L’Engle struggled to find an audience for A Wrinkle in Time and wondered if it was simply poor timing. ...
Read moreBooks That Helped Me Grieve for My Mother
16 Jul 2017
Just after my mother died, I scoured the internet for books about grief. Books had always been the way I understood the world......
Read moreRediscovered 'Brontes painting could make £40,000'
15 Jul 2017
A painting thought to be a previously unknown portrait of the three Bronte sisters is expected to make up to £40,000 at auction. ...
Read moreTony Ross tops 'most borrowed illustrators' list
15 Jul 2017
Data released by Public Lending Right (PLR) has revealed that "Horrid Henry" illustrator Tony Ross was the UK's "most borrowed" illustrator ......
Read moreBAME short-story prize goes to Lisa Smith
15 Jul 2017
A short story about an elderly man behind bars on New Year’s Eve, which takes a subtle and sly look at ageing and masculinity, has beaten a strong field...
Read moreChildren's literature shows more caring, says ISU award-winner
14 Jul 2017
Children's literature today shows more caring and more presence of fathers, observes an Illinois State University professor .......
Read more'Dash it all': unseen Agatha Christie letters reveal author's temper
14 Jul 2017
Despite her global fame and being feted in the tabloids as “the richest woman writer in the world”, Agatha Christie was no more immune from disputes...
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