Marcus Rashford Book Club to give away 50,000 books this summer

Initiative led by the footballer will distribute copies of his own children’s adventure book to young readers with little access to readingFootballer Marcus Rashford’s debut children’s book will be given to 50,000 children this summer as part of an initiative by his book club.The Marcus Rashford Book Club, which is run in partnership with Macmillan Children’s Books, KPMG and The National Literacy Trust, will distribute the book to primary school children in the most economically deprived areas of the UK. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-05 13:14:24 UTC ]

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Judy Blume to Headline BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast

ReedPop announced the author lineup for BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Javits Center in New York City, and hosted and moderated by renowned children's author Judy Blume. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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SHARJAH FOCUS: London Book Fair events

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Full STEAM Ahead: Spotlight on Chris Ferrie

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This Week's Bestsellers: February 17, 2020

Fashion mogul and onetime pop singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson has the #1 book in the country with ‘Open Book.’ Plus Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager’s new book club picks make their list debuts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Election Year Children’s Book Bonanza

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Phaidon signs distribution deal with MDL

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A Book Club Without Required Reading (or the Cheese Spread)

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A Book Club Without Required Reading (or the Cheese Spread)

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Booksellers! Apply for an International Bookselling Fellowship

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Roxane Gay, Myriam Gurba and others discuss the publishing 'crisis' after 'American Dirt'

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The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

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Publisher Of Controversial ‘American Dirt’ Cancels Author Tour Amid Security Concerns

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Paulo Coelho deletes draft of children’s book he was working on with Kobe Bryant.

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Graphic novel New Kid wins prestigious Newbery Medal

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Paulo Coelho deletes draft of children's book collaboration with Kobe Bryant

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