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Einstein The Penguin

Einstein the Penguin Selected as Children’s Book Council Favourite

23 March, 2026

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Einstein the Penguin, the “outstanding” (The Times) children’s debut by Iona Rangeley, has been listed on the Children’s Book Council Kid’s Favourites list. Einstein the Penguin featured on the...

Tia Fisher’s Not Going to Plan Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal 2026

16 March, 2026

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Not Going to Plan, the “brilliant” (LoveReading) verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy and the breaking of taboos by Carnegie Shadowers’ Award-winner Tia Fisher, has been shortlisted for...

My Journey to Representation by Luan Goldie

Luan Goldie Selected as 2026 Literary Foundation Author

16 March, 2026

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Luan Goldie, author of the “chaotic but fun” (Books for Keeps) K-pop middle grade adventure Oops I Kidnapped a Pharaoh!, has been selected as a GLL 2026 awardee for...

Tia Fisher’s Not Going to Plan Longlisted for Carnegie Medal 2026

11 February, 2026

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Not Going to Plan, the “brilliant” (LoveReading) verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy and the breaking of taboos by Carnegie Shadowers’ Award-winner Tia Fisher, has been longlisted for...

Not Going to Plan a LoveReading4Kids Book of the Year

22 January, 2026

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Not Going to Plan, Tia Fisher‘s “cautionary but funny” (The Guardian) verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy and the breaking of taboos, has been chosen by LoveReading4Kids as...

“Enlightening”: A Beautiful World Wins Kirkus Audiobook Award

15 January, 2026

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A Beautiful World—the latest from James Norbury, author of the “heartwarming” (Vex King) Big Panda Tiny Dragon series—has won an Earphones Award from Kirkus Audiobook Reviews: “Norbury’s story introduces...

Amna Shortlisted in Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

15 December, 2025

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Amna—the 2022 winner of Goldsmiths’ prestigious Pat Kavanagh Prize—has been shortlisted in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2025. As a shortlistee, Amna’s poem ‘lahore’ has been featured in the...

Cooking Fast and Slow in Amazon’s Best Books of the Year

14 November, 2025

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Natalia Rudin‘s “comforting and colourful” (The i) cookbook Cooking Fast and Slow has been featured as one of Amazon’s Best Books of 2025. Natalia is in good company, standing...

Cooking Fast and Slow Nominated for German Cookbook Award

11 November, 2025

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Personal chef turned social media star Natalia Rudin (also known as @natsnourishments) has just been nominated for Der Deutsche Kochbuchpreis, also known as the German Cookbook Award. Natalia’s Cooking...

Natalia Rudin Nominated for the Audience Award 2025

10 November, 2025

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Natalia Rudin‘s “comforting and colourful” (The i) cookbook Cooking Fast and Slow has been nominated for the ‘Audience Award’ of the Der Deutsche Kochbuchpreis, also known as the German...

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