09 Thursday Jun 2011
Posted in History, Literacy News
Tea Obreht has won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction.
It’s been awarded for her debut novel The Tiger’s Wife.
The 25-year-old was praised by the judges as a “truly exciting new talent”.
The annual award recognises the work of fiction written in the English language by women.
08 Wednesday Jun 2011
Posted in Fiction, Literacy News, Polls
Bram Stoker is the best ever horror writer.
That’s according to our recent poll which saw the author of Dracula scooping 60 per-cent of the vote.
Stephen King was second with a 20 per-cent share of the poll.
James Herbert and Mary Shelley both received 10 per-cent of the vote.
08 Wednesday Jun 2011
Posted in Literacy News
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Author, fiction, Lilian Braun, Lilian Jackson, Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who, The Cat who saw stars
Lilian Jackson Braun has died aged 97.
She was the author of “The Cat Who..” books about a crime-solving journalist and cat owner.
Her first book was published in 1966.
She passed away in a hospice in South Carolina.
08 Wednesday Jun 2011
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Best-selling author Jennifer Worth has passed away aged 75.
The writer who lived in Buckinghamshire wrote the popular Call the Midwife trilogy and died after a short illness.
Her books were based on her own experiences of being a nurse in the east end of 1950s London.
Each book sold almost a million copies.
07 Tuesday Jun 2011
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Anthony Browne, children's laureate, Jacqueline Wilson, Julia Donaldson, Quentin Blake, The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson has been named as the new children’s laureate.
The author of the Gruffalo will take over from Anthony Browne, who has held the position for the last two years.
The role is awarded to an eminent writer or illustrator of children’s books.
Previous laureates include Jacqueline Wilson and Quentin Blake.
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