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Book of the day
The Haunted Wood: a History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith review – young at heartUK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says
Tom Parker Bowles picked for mini library project championed by his mum
Tom Parker Bowles among 21 writers providing snapshot of contemporary literature in initiative supported by the queen
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 last word
‘Pandora! I adore ya!’: the best descriptions of first love in literatureThe last word, our series about emotions in books, looks at early flutters of the heart this month, from Adrian Mole and Malorie Blackman to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
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
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 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
TV tonight
TV tonight: sex addicts, new money and murders … welcome back to the White Lotus hotelComfort Eating with Grace Dent
S4 E2: Malorie Blackman, writerBook of the day
Just Sayin’ by Malorie Blackman review – against the odds‘Immensely brave’: Abduljalil al-Singace named international writer of courage
Malorie Blackman’s ‘dynamic imaginary worlds’ win her the PEN Pinter prize
Noughts & Crosses author praised by judges for ‘challenging issues of injustice in a way that is totally engaging’
TV review
Noughts + Crosses review – stilted, confused and poorly executedTV tonight
TV tonight: Malorie Blackman’s Noughts + Crosses is back – with new surprises
The Guardian view on prescience in novels: reading the future
Malorie Blackman on seeing her sci-fi novel about a pig heart transplant come true
My favourite overlooked Black writer – by Bernardine Evaristo, Margaret Atwood and more
One in five shortlisted authors for top UK literary prizes in 2020 were black
Young adult books round-up – review
The heart-rending final act of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses saga, green-fingered teenagers and the spark for a new Netflix film work their magic
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