Sheridan Smith to voice Alice in Wonderland

Actress Sheridan Smith will voice a new audiobook of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as part of the global Puffin Classics re-launch. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will be one of twenty Puffin Classics being reissued by Penguin Children’s Books, in a new series design by contemporary designers. This year is the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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BookExpo Children’s Dinner Speakers Emphasize Finding One’s Voice

This year’s BookExpo Children’s Book & Author Dinner took place via Facebook Live, where more than 700 booksellers and others viewed in real time a diverse group of authors, ranging from the iconic Judy Blume to younger voices such as Kwame Mbalia and Raj Haldar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Shortlist revealed for Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for unpublished work

The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation has announced the shortlist for the Best Unpublished Manuscript category in the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Finding your literary voice - with a working class accent

At the beginning of 2020, well before my debut novel was published, I was invited to an evening soiree in Glasgow’s Mitchell Library – a kind of preview event for authors performing at a well-known literary festival. I changed quickly in the toilet at the car salesroom I worked in and navigated... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Obituary: Robert Kimmel Smith

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Waines, Veitch Smith and Watt headline virtual National Crime Reading Month

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Watch the L.A. Times Book Club's virtual meet-up with author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters

'Always Home' author Fanny Singer worries more about running out of garlic than toilet paper. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Greg James and Chris Smith team up with National Literacy Trust to launch new series

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Hugh Bonneville voices audiobook for Nosy Crow coronavirus title

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An Ersatz Wonderland: On Stephen Wright’s “Processed Cheese”

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Guppy Books holds competition to find new YA voices

Oxford-based independent publisher Guppy Books is launching a competition to search for new voices in young adult fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters talk food and family with L.A. Times Book Club

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W H Smith to raise cash as coronavirus bites

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Nikki Smith's All in Her Head optioned for TV

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W H Smith has closed around 60% of its shops after the Prime Minister ordered non-essential stores to shut owing to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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