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Featured Poem: Contentment by Oliver Wendell Holmes
So...another Christmas Day has come and gone and the weeks and even months of preparation have all melted away, even…
Christmas Poem: Christmas In The Olden Time by Sir Walter Scott
That time of year is here once again – it seems like barely a month has passed, never mind twelve…
A festive podcast from Vintage Books
A special Christmas edition of the Vintage Podcast, has Richard Briers reading an extract from A Christmas Carol (34 minutes…
2010’s Penny Readings
You don't get such warmth in the audience, and from the stage, anywhere else - it's the best night of…
Rising to the Literacy Challenge: Building a bright future for Britain
Tuesday 21 September 2010, 17.30-18.30 Starbucks Coffee House, Liverpool ONE (free coffee and cake) Jane Davis joins Lord Graham Tope,…
Get Into Reading: The Pride of Merseyside
We're very pleased to announce that we’ve recently won a Pride of Merseyside Award! Organised by the Liverpool Echo, the…
Daisy Dawes named first Resident Children’s Author at Liverpool Waterstone’s
Author Daisy Dawes has been asked by Waterstone’s in Bold Street, Liverpool to be their first resident children's author. Daisy…
Enid Blyton’s Famous Five Get 21st-century Makeover
Farewell to the awful swotters, dirty tinkers and jolly japes: Enid Blyton's language is being dragged out of the 1940s…
The Christmas Eve Ghost
The short (only two minutes!) video below offers an exciting glimpse into the life of world-renowned illustrator, Shirley Hughes, and…
BA in English Literature and Community Engagement at Bristol University
Bristol University's English Department is now recruiting for its part-time BA (Hons) in English Literature and Community Engagement for September…
Centre for Medical Humanities Fully Funded Doctoral Studentship
The Centre for Medical Humanities and the Department of English Studies, Durham University are pleased to announce a fully funded…
70 ‘best children’s books’ revealed by Puffin in their 70th year
In honour of their 70th anniversary, the book publisher Puffin has compiled a list of the 70 best children’s books…
