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Just 270 of 1,000 MoUs given grants
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The 30 Best Books Coming Out in Fall 2025
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The Trouble with Allegory: A Review of “The Tiger and the Cosmonaut”
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The best new science fiction books of August 2025, featuring Stephen King and Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Hachette acquires Carmody’s dystopian romantasy
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‘No one could compete’: readers remember the magic of Allan Ahlberg’s stories | Children and teenagers
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Dear Reader, As I read these books and discuss them with friends and book clubbers, one question keeps…
James Rebanks: ‘I was a closet reader for years’ | Books
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