3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (193+ words) Lebanon writer Mary Ann Hake was awarded the Youth Book of the Year from the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) for her book, “Just a Piece of Stone.” Her book follows the story of a stone that has been…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1032+ words) Susan Eloise Hinton was a 15-year-old student at Tulsa's Will Rogers High School when one of her friends was attacked while walking home from school. Six decades later, she can still recall how "these 'nice' kids jumped out of a…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (477+ words) The number of entries showed notable variation across books for different age groups. The Picture Book category, for children aged five to nine, was the top category with 184 entries, followed by the Early Childhood category, for children from birth to…...

19+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1924+ words) Back in April, bestselling author Meg Keene came on The Jewish Angle—with some reluctance—to talk about what she saw as a growing problem for Jewish writers in mainstream publishing. She spoke about being quietly pressured from agents, publishers…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (287+ words) A blue plaque is set to be unveiled at the Surrey home once lived in by Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond. Bond, who died in 2017 at the age of 91, moved to Fairacre in Haslemere in 1968, where he spent the next…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (243+ words) The unveiling of a blue plaque at the former Surrey home of Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond was a "lovely" occasion with an unexpected surprise, the organiser has said. Bond, who died in 2017 at the age of 91, moved to Fairacre…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (507+ words) Qabran Vich Ugge Phull (Flowers Growing in a Graveyard), a story of a pre-teen Palestinian girl, represents what the children of Gaza are facing today under Israel’s genocidal war. This is among a collection of short stories and the title…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (236+ words) August 21, 2026 at 8:44 am Palestine Book Awards [MEMO] We are proud to announce the 15 longlisted titles for the Palestine Book Awards 2026. This year, as Palestine continues to endure unimaginable loss, destruction and displacement, the power of the written word has never…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (353+ words) A blue plaque is set to be unveiled at the Surrey home once lived in by Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond. Bond, who died in 2017 at the age of 91, moved to Fairacre in Haslemere in 1968, where he spent the next…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (25+ words) Australian author Zeno Sworder feels honoured to take out a coveted book award after publishing a children's book inspired by a childhood of climbing trees....