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The Big Eurovision Read
The Reading Agency has unveiled plans for the Big Eurovision Read, a reading-for-pleasure campaign celebrating music and reading, to mark the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, hosted in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine on 13 May. From fiction to biographies, these 12 – or ‘douze’ titles – were curated by an expert panel of librarians to celebrate the unifying power of music.
International Booker Prize 2023
On 14 March The International Booker Prize – the most significant award for a single work of translated fiction – announced the longlist for this year’s prize. The Prize is awarded annually for a novel or short story collection written originally in any language, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. Find out more about the books today.
The Women's Prize for Fiction 2023
The Women’s Prize for Fiction – the greatest international celebration of women’s creativity – has announced the 2023 longlist. Now in its 28th year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world.
Themed booklists
We’ve collected together some of our previous booklists on a variety of themes and topics. Take a look to find your next read.