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Kildare readers, Children’s Books Ireland needs you!

Groups of young readers from schools, libraries and book clubs in Kildare are invited to register as Junior Jurors for the 2024 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards. The shortlist for the 34th annual awards was announced today by RTÉ broadcaster ...

07 Feb 2024 at 16:33

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Professor with more than 2,000 Goosebumps books says building his collection helped ease his anxiety during the pandemic

A psychology professor with more than 2,000 Goosebumps books says building his nostalgic collection became a comforting escape and helped ease his anxiety during the pandemic. Jarid Goodman, 37, a lecturer at Delaware State University who lives ...

05 Dec 2024 at 06:43

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5 new books to read this week

Yellowface author RF Kuang returns with a magical foray into hell… Fiction Katabasis by RF Kuang is published in hardback by HarperCollins, priced £22 (ebook £12.99). Available August 26 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Waterstones ...

06 Aug 2025 at 12:35

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5 new books to read this week

This Is Going To Hurt author Adam Kay reveals his debut novel… Fiction A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay is published in hardback by Orion, priced £20 (ebook £9.99). Available August 28 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam ...

20 Aug 2025 at 12:17

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‘Collecting 2,000 Goosebumps books has improved my mental health – I hope my love of books rubs off on my daughters’

A psychology professor who has collected more than 2,000 Goosebumps books, gaining thousands of social media followers, said he hopes his love of literature rubs off on his daughters. Jarid Goodman, 37, an associate professor at Delaware ...

07 Jan 2025 at 06:30

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5 new books to read this week

Two big hitters in the crime and mystery worlds are back with new novels – Dan Brown and Robert Galbraith… Fiction The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith is published in hardback by Sphere, priced £30 (ebook £17.99). Available now View ...

10 Sept 2025 at 12:12

Dame Joanna Lumley calls for new approach to global migration debate

Dame Joanna Lumley has called for a change in the debate on immigration and said the focus should be on tackling the reasons why people migrate. The veteran actor and campaigner said a lack of food, infrastructure and warfare is the ...

12 Oct 2025 at 15:14

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5 new books to read this week

The Rest Is Politics host Rory Stewart and comedian Bob Mortimer have new books out… Fiction The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer is published in hardback by Gallery UK, priced £22 (ebook £11.99). Available October 9 A stolen cat, a ...

08 Oct 2025 at 13:07

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Children’s author excited by interest in witch series for movie deal

Bestselling children’s author Derek Keilty has told of his excitement at the prospect that his popular Ivy Newt book series could be turned into a movie. The Belfast writer will travel to the US this year to promote the ...

03 Jan 2025 at 11:41

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5 new books to read this week

Prolific American author Anne Tyler returns with her 25th novel… Fiction 1. Three Days In June by Anne Tyler is published in hardback by Chatto & Windus, priced £14.99 (ebook £7.99). Available now Coming February 11, ...

19 Feb 2025 at 13:37

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New Hunger Games book is ‘heart-wrenching’ addition to the series, critics say

The latest book in The Hunger Games series has been described as a “heart-wrenching” addition to the franchise by critics. Sunrise On The Reaping, the hotly anticipated fifth book in the series, is a prequel set ...

18 Mar 2025 at 19:00

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Journalist Sophie Elmhirst wins book of the year at Nero Book Awards

A book that retells the true story of a couple who were shipwrecked in the 1970s and lived on a life raft for 118 days has won a prestigious £30,000 book prize. The book, Maurice And Maralyn: An Extraordinary ...

05 Mar 2025 at 20:29

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