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Jilly Cooper’s daughter reveals author sent 100 Valentine’s cards each year

‘She kept the Royal Mail in business,’ Emily Tarrant said

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Grandmother’s 23-year-old letter found in library book leads stranger to its recipient

Katie Slocum discovered a letter from Jacqueline Roche's grandmother inside a book she retrieved from a free library. Slocum's quest to find Roche, the letter's recipient, began through social media posts and community collaboration. Jacqueline Roche recognized the letter's cursive writing and contacted the blog that shared Slocum's callout. The…

The Times of India · Oct 4

Boy, 6, wrote ‘Chocolate Bar’ for friend with rare liver disorder; book raised $1 million

At 6, Los Angeles boy Dylan Siegel wrote and sold a book calledChocolate Barto help fund research into his best friend Jonah’s rare liver disorder. What began as a child’s idea grew into a fundraising effort that had raised $1 million by 2014.

The Times of India · Oct 3

Humza Yousaf takes fresh swipe at Kate Forbes in new book

HUMZA Yousaf has taken aim at leadership rival Kate Forbes in his new book as he accused her camp of having “no intention of playing a constructive role” during his time as first minister ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2

105 Whimsical Book Nooks That Make Ordinary Bookshelves Look Anything But Ordinary (New Pics)

A house is not a home without a bookshelf bursting with good reads. But it can house more than simply novels and memoirs. It can also be the perfect place to house a whimsical little book nook. Here’s a list featuring photos of the cutest miniature book nooks avid readers…

Bored Panda · Oct 2

Stephen King prasied for donating to Highland football club in financial crisis

AMERICAN author Stephen King has been praised by a Highland football team for helping secure its future after the “King of Horror” donated to the club after learning it faced a financial crisis ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2

Stories shortlisted for 4thWrite prize offer ‘a whole world in a few pages’

The six stories on the shortlist for the 10th year of the writing award run by 4th Estate and the Guardian and open to unpublished writers of colour are ‘affecting in new and surprising ways’, said judge and author Gurnaik Johal

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Have It by John Cooper Clarke; The Dodo Stories by Mary Mulholland; Red River Valley by Ian McMillan; Some Sacred Harbour by Roger Robinson; Otherwhere by Carolyn Forché

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

Man Comes To The Internet To Complain About GF’s Attachment To Her Blanket, She Gives A Savage Response

Some people develop an emotional attachment to objects. It could be as seemingly insignificant as a piece of cloth, but for them, it holds a deep meaning. For this woman, it was a blanket she’s had since she was a little girl. However, her boyfriend seemed embarrassed by it, and…

Bored Panda · Oct 2

Murder Before Evensong review – the Rev Richard Coles’s village mystery squeezes into cosy theatre

Ian Hallard impresses in a thoughtful adaptation that sometimes strains under a villageful of suspects, victims and doubling actors

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2