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We offer a wide range of communications including accurate and up-to-the-minute news about Booktrust's work as well as our latest newsletter and blog posts.

Booktrust's press office provides comment on issues relating to books in all formats, reading and writing. We also offer information on the latest prizes and events, interviews with key Booktrust spokespeople and partners, statistics and evaluation. Journalists come to us for expert opinion on a wide range of issues including: literacy; reading for pleasure; and health and wellbeing.

Our press campaigns and close relationships with the media help us to be a national voice for books, reading and writing through national, regional, broadcast and online coverage.

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Society of Authors' open letter to Nick Gibb

Posted 16 May 2012

We welcome The Society of Authors' letter to Nick Gibb , making recommendations regarding school libraries, teacher training and Ofsted recognition of author visits. Research has shown us time and... Read 'Society of Authors' open letter to...'
80-year-old Israeli author wins Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for...

Posted 14 May 2012

Blooms of Darkness by Aharon Appelfeld has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012. Appelfeld and Jeffrey M Green, who translated the novel from the Hebrew into English, were each... Read '80-year-old Israeli author wins Independent Foreign...'
Where the Wild Things Are
Posted 14 May 2012 by Nikesh Shukla Last week, we at Booktrust were all shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Maurice Sendak. One of the things we love doing here at Booktrust is sharing... Read 'Where the Wild Things Are '
Diversity in literature
Posted 8 May 2012 by Bali Rai One of the topics, which I've given talks and interviews about again and again, is the question of whether young adult and teen literature is diverse enough. Does it accurately... Read 'Diversity in literature '
Written from the heart
Posted 8 May 2012 by Guest blogger Debut novelist Tanya Byrne tells us about how she came to write her gripping young adult novel, Heart Shaped Bruise Read 'Written from the heart '
100 prisons to take The Rhyme Challenge

Posted 4 May 2012
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New initiative to support children whose parents have been sent to prison Booktrust is inviting 100 prisons to take The Rhyme Challenge and hold activities during prison visits or at... Read '100 prisons to take The Rhyme...'
Who are the gatekeepers?
Posted 3 May 2012 by Catherine Mansfield Earlier this month I headed to Earl's Court and found myself right at the heart of the UK's translated fiction scene: the Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair. Read 'Who are the gatekeepers? '
New Booktime title announced

Posted 3 May 2012

Contemporary retelling of The Tale of Peter Rabbit in this year's Booktime packs to celebrate 110 years of Beatrix Potter's much-loved character 1.45 million free books to be gifted... Read 'New Booktime title announced '
London Book Fair Round Up
Posted 2 May 2012 by Katherine Woodfine Find out more about our programme of children's book seminars at the London Book Fair 2012 - and listen to some audio recordings of the events Read 'London Book Fair Round Up '
A dedication to all interns, past, present and future
Posted 1 May 2012 by Guest blogger Dillon Khan, author of new YA novel The Intern tells us about what made him decide to write about internships - and gives us a few tips for how to... Read 'A dedication to all interns, past,...'