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Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Awards backlash
Feb 17, 2017
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Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Awards backlash
Feb 17, 2017
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WCBP17 and some unseen dynamics
Feb 8, 2017
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WCBP17 and some unseen dynamics
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Jhalak Prize shortlist (and reactions)
Feb 6, 2017
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Jhalak Prize shortlist (and reactions)
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'The Girl on the Train' named WH Smith Book of the Year
Dec 4, 2015
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'The Girl on the Train' named WH Smith Book of the Year
Dec 4, 2015
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Should you be stuck for a gift for someone, and that person loves a bit of narrative nuance then here's an idea. Paula Hawkins number one bestseller The Girl on the Train has been named the WH Smith book of the year. 

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Oct 7, 2015
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'The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales' wins Polari First Book prize
Oct 7, 2015
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Kirsty Logan's The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales has won the Polari First Book prize. The annual award selects the 'very best debut books that explore the LGBT experience', and selects an overall winner from a shortlist of five titles. Logan's The Rental Heart... is described by publisher Salt Publishing thus:

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New Man Booker International Prize - more great translations?
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Namwali Serpell wins Caine Prize - shares sum
Jul 7, 2015
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Jun 30, 2015
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Henry Marsh's 'Do No Harm' wins Ackerley prize
Jun 30, 2015
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Jun 20, 2015
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IBW 2015 Book Awards and more
Jun 20, 2015
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Chris Riddell, children's laureate - and why it matters
Jun 10, 2015
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