As academics, we are concerned that Ghent University's disciplinary proceedings against Dr Cofnas appear to constitute retaliation, at least in part, for publicizing academic misconduct that occurred in British universities.

Michelle Pauli talks to award-winning author Nathanael Lessore about his latest novel.

Celebrating some of the female royal rebels from across the world who have defied convention, ‘I am a Royal Rulebreaker’ is a very energetic, accessible read, enhanced by bold illustrations!

This £500 award is for the highest placed writer aged 60+ across poetry, short story, novel or flash fiction.

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Waterstones Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins us for a special episode of Authors Live

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) celebrates the best and funniest children's books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.

Folkore and children's books I've done this before but as some people on social media seem bothered about the matter, I'll explain it again....

✓ Chris Antzoulis highlights About Time by Rebecca Struthers and Alom Shaha ✓ A wonderfully engaging children's book on horology and more! ✓

Welcome to this roundup of what has been happening in the world of children's books over the last month. Lots of awards news this time! It's always fascinating to compare the different short and longlists and it can be a good way of catching up on some gems you may have missed. As the last month has been a particularly busy one personally I know I will have missed some events that are taking place and I have not included the regular look at reviews either but I do hope that what is included here will be helpful.

Max is determined to find the old time capsule, buried years ago by his grandmother, before she moves out of Pickwick Cottage and goes to live with Max and his mother. However, he never expected his s...

A child moves to a new house and is worried about making new friends. How long will it take? What games will they want to play? Will they have their own ideas? In the end, you just have to give it a g...