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  12 Dec 2024 Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet of the Black Arts Movement, dies aged 81

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  10 Dec 2024 The Philosopher Fish wins oddest book title prize

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  09 Dec 2024 ‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: new Scottish makar Peter Mackay

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  06 Dec 2024 Rare Books Advent Calendar

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  05 Dec 2024 ‘Significant’ drop in racially minoritised characters in children’s books, report says

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  02 Dec 2024 Novelist Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Children don’t just need butterflies and rainbows’

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  29 Nov 2024 Novels about serial killers and loyal dogs voted Waterstones books of 2024