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Klara and the Sun and Ishiguro backlist promotional pack

Celebrate the publication of <i>Klara and the Sun</i>, the new book from the Booker and Nobel Prize-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro.

This pack contains:

• A selection of digital assets, including a stunning animation and social cards featuring quotes from librarians and readers, for sharing… read more

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Celebrating Kazuo Ishiguro: syndicated blog post

Add this syndicated blog post to your website to celebrate the impact Kazuo Ishiguro's books have had on readers and librarians over the past thirty years.

Kazuo Ishiguro's latest book, <i>Klara and the Sun</i>, is published by Faber on 2 March 2021. read more

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Bloomsbury's Read, Talk, Share booklist

Bloomsbury has created a booklist for libraries and other organisations participating in The Reading Agency's Read, Talk, Share campaign. The list can be used by people looking for books tackling loneliness, isolation, mental health issues, and maintaining human connection during lockdown. There… read more

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February 2021 Children's and Young People booklist - Express Yourself (Children's Mental Health Week)

"Place2Be":https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/about-the-week/ launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. This year’s theme is Express Yourself as expressing yourself is about finding… read more

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January 2021 Children's and Young People booklist - Something New

As we enter a new year and find ourselves in lockdown, we wanted the first booklist of the year for children and young people to focus on books that we hope will inspire them to learn a new skill, support them during this hard time or have characters who they can escape into an adventure with. We… read more

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December 2020 Children's and Young People booklist - Books of the Year

It’s been another year of fantastic books and we’re delighted to present our Books of the Year list for 2020 for children and young people. Our staff have chosen their top recommendations of new books from the year.

You can join in with the conversation online using #BooksOfTheYear and… read more

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November 2020 Children's and Young People booklist - Non-fiction

For Non-Fiction November, we have created a list filled with the best non-fiction for children and
young people. There are memoirs, essay collections and books with great advice.

You can join in with the conversation online using #NonFictionBooklist and tagging us using… read more

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Reading Guide for The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden, a Sky original tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx – Genius, The Little Stranger), a 10-year-old girl sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven (Colin Firth), under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock (Julie Walters) with only the household maid, Martha (Isis Davis)… read more

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October 2020 Children's and Young People booklist - Powerful Poetry

The fantastic National Poetry Day shines a spotlight on how much fun and important poetry is. We have created a booklist with some of our favourite rhyming picture books, poetry collections and books written in verse.

You can join in with the conversation online using #PowerfulPoetryBooklist… read more

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