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BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Tracy Beaker star to marry fan who calls him her 'childhood crush'

Craig Slater played Frank Matthews on the popular BBC series and its spin-off

Evening Standard

Tracy Beaker star set to marry superfan who calls him her ‘childhood crush’

Slater played Frank Matthews on the popular BBC series and its spin-off

The Independent UK

Henley Literary festival announces partnership with The Independent

Notable names at the festival include Jacqueline Wilson and David Nicholls

The Independent UK

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Jacqueline Wilson reveals cover for new adult sequel to Girls series

Author surprised five unsuspecting fans with an early glimpse at the cover

The Independent UK

Tracy Beaker creator Jacqueline Wilson gets new BBC show

Primrose Railway Children is the latest Jacqueline Wilson story heading to CBBC as the broadcaster makes a string of exciting announcements

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Sunday with Jacqueline Wilson: ‘It’s called the South Downs, but it mostly seems to be up’

The author on an early start, eggs by the dozen and Jeremy Clarkson’s piglets

The Guardian - UK

Geri Halliwell-Horner reveals writing advice she was given by top authors

Ex-Spice Girl tells Hay festival about tips from William Boyd and Jacqueline Wilson for children’s book

The Guardian - UK

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Good news of the week: O2 Academy to reopen and off-peak Friday fares introduced

From a major pop duet to a beloved children’s author’s adorable stunt, read this week’s good news

Evening Standard

‘It’s an ongoing challenge’: Will the culture wars come for Britain’s books?

Books that discuss race, racism and sexuality are being banned or censored across America, igniting further conflict across the political spectrum. It’s happening in the UK, too, if – so far, at least – to a lesser extent. But should we be worried, asks Francesca Specter

The Independent UK

Super Thursday: 7 books to pick up on the biggest day in publishing

From Mary Berry to Shirley Ballas, some major names have new books coming out.

The Independent UK

Geri Horner: Jacqueline Wilson gave me help writing children’s book

The former Spice Girl launched her book with an old bandmate and other friends

Evening Standard

Henley Literary Festival 2023 preview: Theresa May, Sebastian Faulks and what else to see

Louis Chilton rounds up some of the highlights of the 10-day festival, including events featuring poets, authors, sportspeople, musicians, journalists and chefs

The Independent UK

‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books

Jacqueline Wilson is latest writer to wade into debate over changing dated and offensive language

The Guardian - UK

Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children’s books can be justified

Young people sometimes lack ‘sense of history’ to read texts with dated language, argues bestselling author

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Wednesday briefing: What went wrong at South Korea’s World Scout Jamboree?

In today’s newsletter: As thousands of scouts are evacuated from their quadrennial global get-together, the host nation’s handling of the event is in the spotlight

The Independent UK

Jacqueline Wilson says censorship of children’s books is ‘a huge worry’

‘We are not America, but we do follow American trends and this is becoming scary,’ said ‘The Story of Tracy Beaker’ author

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love

Raised by a ‘scary’ father and a ‘terrible snob’ of a mother, the Tracy Beaker author has always understood the loneliness that marks so many young lives. But at 77, she’s never been happier

The Independent UK

Queen Consort urges writers to ‘roar like a lion’ at book charity launch

Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and writer and TV presenter Richard Osman were among the guests.

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Evening Standard

National Bookshop Day: London events and how to support your local bookshop

The annual campaign encourages consumers to shop at their local bookshop to support their high street.

Daily Mirror

Girl, 12, thought she had 'brain damage', shocked when she's handed dyslexia diagnosis

Jessica Coultas, from Hull, noticed she was struggling to keep up with her classmates at school from the age of nine - but it wasn't until she was 10 that she was formally diagnosed with dyslexia

The Guardian - AU

Sick, sad, or in need of comfort? Young adult fiction can be the perfect balm

Caitlin Cassidy has always reverted to younger books in times of need. Since discovering modern YA like Heartstopper, she can’t get enough

The Guardian - UK

Dictators, dresses and dorgis: the books that throw unexpected light on Elizabeth II

From the woman who picked her hats to the nanny who was drummed out of her flat, we pick the writers who got to the heart of the Queen – and the phenomenon of modern monarchy

Daily Mirror

Enid Blyton biographer says she would be 'horrified' at changes made to 'racist' books

The prolific children's author may have captured the hearts of generations of children - but 'by today’s definition she was both racist and sexist' and publishers have made edits to her classic books

The Guardian - UK

Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star

A properly fresh take on quarter-century living, Magliano’s is a charismatic debut moving through divorce, sexuality and cat-buying with ease

Evening Standard

Camilla urges people to visit Battersea Dogs and Cats home and ‘find a friend for life’

The Duchess of Cornwall was celebrating the 160th anniversary of the famous animal welfare charity at Clarence House

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