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A selection of great books for kids of all ages

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

A picture of novelist Jane Austen from the painting by her sister Cassandra

The seven English counties all Jane Austen fans must visit

A new romance novel adaptation is reportedly coming to Netflix which will be even steamier than Bridgerton. (L to R) Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix Â© 2023

Netflix to adapt new romantic book which sounds sexier than Bridgerton

Top twenty Amazon books sold and read - 2024 list released

This Year in Books by Amazon 2024: Top twenty books sold and read

ReThink Resilience: 99 ways to recharge your career and life

Step Up: New book empowers ambitious women to achieve career success

Fans of The Lord of the Rings books and film, directed by Peter Jackson shown, are being lured to Deals Day offers

Sci-fi fans won't want to miss these Harry Potter to Star Wars deals

The Cheltenham Literature Festival 2024 is here. Credit: Still Moving Media for Cheltenham Festivals

Why I love the Cheltenham Literature Festival - year after year

Children's writers David Baddiel and David Walliams are both successful authors

I've read many kid's books - David Baddiel is far better than Walliams

Filming for the Netflix Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery has been taking place in Bath

Agatha Christie fans rejoice - The Seven Dials Mystery is on its way

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been dragged into a row over 'gender ideology' which saw an online book reviewer sacked from her job at Waterstones. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Sophie Molly drags JK Rowling into 'gender ideology' Waterstones row

CJ Sansom, who wrote the 'Shardlake' series of novels, has died at the age of 71. (Credit: Pan Macmillian/PA Wire)

Celebrated author dies at 71

UK and Australian copies of Rebel Wilson's memoir 'Rebel Rising' have been heavily blacked out and redacted after her allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen were labelled by the actor's team as "demonstrably false". (Credit: Getty Images)

Actor's memoir 'blacked out'

A-list actors Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley (left to right) have been cast in three of the four leading roles in the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling mystery book ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. Photos by Getty Images.

Cast announced for Richard Osman's 'The Thursday Murder Club' film

Author Sophie Kinsella has revealed that she has been diagnosed with an 'aggressive' form of brain cancer. (Credit: Getty Images)

Beloved author has brain cancer

Penguin Workshop's "Who is Taylor Swift?," released in April. 2024, immediately shot to the top of Amazon's best-selling children's biographies over the weekend (Credit: Penguin Workshop)

A new children’s book on Taylor Swift has shot up the Amazon charts

You Like It Darker is Stephen King's upcoming horror anthology

Stephen King’s next book: release date of Cujo sequel anthology
Stephen King’s upcoming anthology novel You Like It Darker includes Cujo sequel story Rattlesnakes
Steven Ross

The Duke of Sussex has been double-nominated at the British Book Awards for his controversial memoir Spare Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Prince Harry up for gong

Harry Potter writer JK Rowling is the world's richest author

World’s richest author and net worth revealed

George Martin, 75, has been writing on The Winds of Winter for 14 years

George RR Martin's Winds of Winter posthumous publication plan

Frank Herbert wrote six Dune novels, and planned to write a seventh

Every Dune novel sequel and prequel in sprawling sci-fi series

The 1836 engraved pocket watch that belonged to Charles Dickens.

An engraved pocket watch belonging to Charles Dickens to go to auction

George Martin is working on Winds of Winter and other Game of Thrones sequel novels

Game of Thrones author George RR Martin's upcoming books

Paul Atreides is treated like a God in Dune Part 2

Dune Part 2 spoilers based on Frank Herbert book

Strike season 6, The Ink Black Heart, is filming now

Strike series 6 Ink Black Heart cast confirmed as filming begins

David Nicholls is the author of One Day and executive producer on the Netflix adaptation

One Day author David Nicholls' other books and adaptations

George RR Martin spoke to publishers about Winds of Winter in December

George Martin's Winds of Winter update could hint at 2024 release date

Poor Things has much in common with Frankenstein

Poor Things and Frankenstein connection - film channels gothic novel
Emma Stone fantasy drama Poor Things takes elements from Gothic novel Frankenstein
Steven Ross

Michelle Keegan and Simon Armitage star in Fool Me Once

How many books has Fool Me Once author Harlan Coben written

These are the books that lots of us have been reading this year.

The UK's 10 best-selling books of 2023 - according to Amazon

Stephen King never cashed his Shawshank Redemption royalty cheque

The Shawshank Redemption: Stephen King made no money from adaptation

The Murdle puzzle book has topped the Christmas 2023 bestsellers’ chart and has also been named as Waterstones Gift of the Year. Photo by Amazon.

Murdle puzzle book tops Christmas 2023 bestsellers’ chart

Christmas

Christmas Gift Guide: best festive books to read this year

Paul Lynch was awarded the 2023 Boke Prize for his novel 'Prophet Song'. (Credit: Getty Images

Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023

Booker Prize winner 2023: Who won & how to buy Paul Lynch's Prophet Song - Waterstones, Amazon Kindle

Places to buy Booker Prize 2023 winner and finalists

George RR Martin has been working on Winds of Winter for 12 years

George RR Martin gives blunt Winds of Winter update after 12 year wait

Britney Spears VMAs

Britney Spears memoir: heartbreaking origin behind her middle name

Britney Spears

Britney Spears book: Secret behind ...Baby One More Time singing voice

Julia Donaldson's Tabby McTat BBC adaptation first look image

Tabby McTat film: cast of Julia Donaldson Christmas 2023 adaptation

Edgar Allan Poe wrote The Fall of the House of Usher and more than 70 other short stories

Edgar Allan Poe: who was The Fall of the House of Usher author?

A Haunting in Venice is based on Agatha Christie's novel Hallowe'en Party

Is A Haunting in Venice based on an Agatha Christie novel?

What is Millie Bobby Brown’s debut book, ‘Nineteen Steps,’ about?

Mel and Jack in Virgin River season 5

Is Virgin River based on a book? How many Robyn Carr novels are there

Rick Riordan wrote the Percy Jackson novel series

New Percy Jackson book: The Chalice of the Gods release date

Bolu Babalola, Dolly Alderton and Heartstopper author Alice Oseman were among the winners in the first TikTok Book Awards. (Credit: Getty Images)

Winners of first TikTok Books Awards announced including Heartstopper

Bolu Babalola, Dolly Alderton and Heartstopper author Alice Oseman were among the winners in the first TikTok Book Awards. (Credit: Getty Images)

Winners of first TikTok Books Awards announced including Heartstopper

George R.R. Martin published Fire and Blood in 2018

Fire and Blood 2: possible release date of George Martin book sequel

George R.R. Martin started writing A Game of Thrones in 1991

A Dream of Spring: will George R.R. Martin finish last ASOIAF book?

Strike: Troubled Blood was released on BBC One in 2022

Next Cormoran Strike novel: release date of The Running Grave

Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin has been working on Winds of Winter for 12 years

Winds of Winter: what is next ASOIAF novel about, how long will it be?

George Martin has been writing Winds of Winter since 2010

Winds of Winter release date: every George Martin progress update

The longlist nominees have been announced for the 2023 Booker Prize. (AFP via Getty Images)

Booker Prize 2023: who has been longlisted for the literary award?

L-R: Mo Ryan, pictured outdoors; the front cover of Burn It Down (Credit: RoGina Williams-Montgomery; Harper Collins)

Exclusive Maureen Ryan on Burn It Down, Hollywood’s toxic culture, and more

Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Is Taylor Swift releasing a book? Rumours explained

International Booker Prize

International Booker Prize 2023: shortlist in full

Easy outfits for World Book Day 2023 for pupils and teachers

World Book Day costumes 2023: 18 easy outfits for kids and adults

World Book Day aims to promote books and the joy of reading among kids and young adults (image: Adobe)

World Book Day 2023: costume ideas and special edition books explained