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Fifty Shades on top again

The three novels that comprise E L James’ Fifty Shades trilogy were once again the bestselling books in the UK last week, scoring combined...

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Society of Authors urges Gibb to make school libraries statutory

The Society of Authors has written to schools minister Nick Gibb urging him to support children's literacy by making primary and secondary...

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Carnwath: some high streets 'may never recover'

Alison Carnwath, the chief of commercial property company Land Securities, has said some high streets may fail to recover from the impact of the...

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Mitterand warns on 'predatory' e-book pricing

Outgoing French culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand has written to European Competition commissioner Joaquin Almnunia warning that...

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Magic Town opens its doors

A virtual world for picturebooks, Magic Town, has been launched today (16th May) by interactive learning company Mindshapes, with publishers...

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Penguin acquires novel set during Chernobyl disaster

Penguin has acquired a debut novel by Irish author Darragh McKeon, with the story set predominantly in 1986 in the Soviet Union around the...

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