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Tamsin Shawe launched Scribe & Sign in August 2024 and hosted her first ScribeFest event in June this year.placeholder image

Days to go until readers and authors will flock for this book festival

Mark Coady at the book launchplaceholder image

Author launches debut thriller featuring £40m painting and landmarks

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Yoto Mini 4th Gen review: Is it worth £89.99?

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Author appeals to writers after launching literary agency

Zhang Pu arrived in the UK in the early 1990s and obtained a master’s degreeplaceholder image

Ad Feature Chinese-language novel 'A Tibetan Girl Called Ata' released in English

Den's Dogs better The Beatles in a new trilogy about an ageing rock band.placeholder image

Former ITV reporter celebrates success of latest novel

The screen-free gadget that quickly became a favourite with my two and four-year-old nephews. Photo posed by model.placeholder image

The screen-free gadget my nephews can't get enough of

Yoto Daily's Jake Harris shares why curiosity, laughter and storytelling are at the heart of every episodeplaceholder image

Meet the voice behind Yoto Daily Jake Harris

The Yoto Mini gives children screen-free entertainment with stories, music and educational audio during summer holidays.placeholder image

Why families are packing the Yoto Mini for summer holidays

The Yoto player has become a favourite with both my nephews and their mum. Phtoo posed by a model.placeholder image

The Yoto player my nephews love and why it's become a family favourite

Author, Rob Flannery and Harry's Rainbow Founder, Odette Mouldplaceholder image

Author collaborates with Harry’s Rainbow on debut children’s book

Yoto Daily's Jake Harris shares why curiosity, laughter and storytelling are at the heart of every episodeplaceholder image

Inside Yoto Daily with presenter Jake Harris

I'm buying the Yoto Mini for my son this summer and here's why I love it so much placeholder image

The Yoto Mini is my summer travel essential

Olivia Bowen's memoir expands on themes of motherhood and self-discovery explored in the ITV2 seriesplaceholder image

Olivia Bowen memoir now £17

Printerpix hardback photobooks can be personalised with photographs, text, layouts and a custom coverplaceholder image

Personalised hardback photobook drops to £1.69 with discount code

Audible has the UK's biggest selection of audiobooks - and it's included in the free trialplaceholder image

A free Audible offer could be the best way to tackle your reading list

From bestselling thrillers to celebrity memoirs, this Audible offer could change the way you enjoy books forever

Gareth Butterfield

All of Audible's best-sellers are included in the free trialplaceholder image

Audible is giving away 30 days of audiobooks completely free

Author Diana Valentina Floreaplaceholder image

How a Northampton mother turned love into children's books

This screen riser is ideal for keeping desktop clutter stored awayplaceholder image

This bargain desk organiser could transform your home office setup

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Amazon Kindle: New devices on sale as support withdrawn for old models

All of Audible's best-sellers are included in the free trialplaceholder image

This free trial unlocks access to more than 900,000 audiobooks

Christina Applegate’s memoir You With The Sad Eyes.placeholder image

Christina Applegate talks MS & Brad Pitt in memoir - listen on Audible

Research of 2,000 mums and dads of kids aged three to 12 revealed 35 per cent don’t believe hearing a story has the same impact as reading print books.placeholder image

Four in 10 parents consider listening to audiobooks as ‘cheating’

Amazon Spring Deal Days will go live in just a few days time - we've got all the important information you need to get the best out of itplaceholder image

Amazon Spring Deal Days 2026: dates, brands, discounts and early deals

A goal this year for 29 per cent is to read a book per week or month. placeholder image

Reading is set to be the hot new hobby trend for 2026

The Guinness World Records book is an annual institution for many families - and it's never been cheaperplaceholder image

Best day of the year to buy the Guinness World Records 2026 book

Over half of teens say they read less for fun since starting secondary school, while a quarter only ever read because they have toplaceholder image

Exclusive Secondary pupils are reading less for fun - and 'need more support'

One in four pupils say they’ll only read a book in their free time for school or homework 📚

Amber Allott

Parents say that things like shape sorters and car garages do not hold their childrens' lasting interest.  placeholder image

From teddies to instruments - toys that lose kids’ attention fastest

SpudMan's book has never been cheaperplaceholder image

SpudMan’s baked potato cookbook crashes to £5.19 in Amazon deal

Over a quarter of Brits turn into a ‘cosy comfort seeker’ as soon as the season starts to shifplaceholder image

Best things about autumn revealed - including crunchy leaves

City dwellers spend 10 minutes longer outside than those in suburban areasplaceholder image

City dwellers spend longer outside than those who live in villages

From Jane Austen to Jules Verne and J.R.R. Tolkien; what are some of the most valuable first-edition books sitting on bookshelves in 2025?placeholder image

10 expensive first-edition children's books that could be in your loft

Audible has the UK's biggest selection of audiobooks - and it's included in the free trialplaceholder image

Audible’s three-month free trial ends very soon – here’s how to get it

The funny man has a tour due to start soon - but his forthcoming book is set to be a huge successplaceholder image

Peter Kay's October comeback: Simple way to listen in for free

Audible has the UK's biggest selection of audiobooks - and it's included in the free trialplaceholder image

Audible free for 3 months with Prime – save £100 on best-sellers

The public answers what they'd do with an extra £100.placeholder image

Watch: How you'd spend spare £100 as bills rise by £36bn

Classic children's titles are down in price in the Amazon Book Sale eventplaceholder image

Children’s classic books up to 70% off in Amazon Book Sale

The Fire HD 8 Kids Pro tabletplaceholder image

Fire HD 8 Kids Pro tablet now £69.99 at Amazon

Amazon's first ever book sale starts this monthplaceholder image

Amazon UK Book Sale: Up to 70% off books, Kindles and more

Author Charlotte Faulconbridge reading a book and smilingplaceholder image

Author's inspiring journey after chronic illness diagnosis

Parents dedicate 48 minutes to reading the most loved book each weekplaceholder image

Parents read the same bedtime story to their children 416 times a YEAR

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement today.placeholder image

Spring Statement 2025: Where the cuts will fall in today's budget

Children dressed up for World Book Day are welcomed to school by their headteacher in 2021 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)placeholder image

Parents spend up to £50 on kids' World Book Day outfits – how to save

Thousands of Pompey FC fans flocked to Southsea Common to celebrate the team's League One title and promotion. Pictured: John Pompey Westwood Picture Credit: Keith Woodlandplaceholder image

I'm known as UK's biggest football fanatic...but books are my passion

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to masterplaceholder image

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

The perfect slice of toast is made from white breadplaceholder image

Brits reveal the perfect slice of toast

A selection of great books for kids of all agesplaceholder image

Ideal for half term: Bookshop.org’s Children’s Books of the Month

Gen Z is increasingly turning to the divine to help them cope with an ever-complex worldplaceholder image

Young people are bigger believers in God than their elders, study

Audiobooks are a great way to enjoy content while on the moveplaceholder image

Sneaky way to get free audiobooks using an Amazon promotion

Toys, games and puzzles for perfect presents at Aldi this weekplaceholder image

Kids' stocking fillers with toys, books and puzzles on Specialbuys

Aldi's selection of baby and toddler products is in store from todayplaceholder image

Baby and Toddler products have just landed in Aldi's middle aisle

New podcast, 'Wise Words', caters exclusively for retirees - presented by David Hamiltonplaceholder image

Over-65 spends less than an hour a day talking to other people

Emma Steel is the head of Every Cherry, which creates and publishes more accessible booksplaceholder image

Meet the woman behind ground-breaking new books for children with SEND

Research among 2,000 consumers found they typically received four parcels with cosmetic or fundamental damage in 2024placeholder image

Number of damaged packages arriving on doorsteps soars by a third

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading listsplaceholder image

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

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