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November, 2020
BOOKS FOR KEEPS issue number 245
Dear Books for Keeps reader
The new issue of Books for Keeps – our seasonal special - is out now. Read it online on your smartphone or tablet or download and print a copy of the digital edition and share it with others.
This issue’s treats include recommendations of the very best books for giving, as well as a round-up of the Books of the Year chosen by a panel of BfK contributors. We’re delighted to announce that Jennifer Donnelly is the subject of our Authorgraph interview while Thiago de Moraes provides this issue’s Windows into Illustration feature. Other highlights include Ten Books Every Child Should Read, chosen by James Mayhew, an extract from Nicolette Jones’ new book on Raymond Briggs, and a very special interview with Shirley Hughes. In this bumper issue, you’ll also find reviews of 75 new children’s books.
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Fundraising for the future of Books for Keeps
Earlier this year, we launched a fundraising campaign to help secure the future of Books for Keeps. Our intention is to raise £10,000 to develop a new website and maintain the BfK archive – all forty years’ worth. We have now raised £5,000 – a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. We continue to fundraise and all donations are welcome.
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Authorgraph: Jennifer Donnelly
Jennifer Donnelly may appear to have sprung fully formed onto the world’s stage as an award winning children’s author with her debut novel, A Gathering Light, winning the 2003 Carnegie Medal but, as Joy Court learns of her long apprenticeship as a writer in our new Authorgraph interview.
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Books of the Year
This year, our hard-working reviewers have read and reviewed over 450 books for Books for Keeps, but that’s still just a fraction of the publishing output. Which are the books we’ll still be reading in 2021 and beyond? We asked those in the know to choose their books of the year.
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Christmas present: A New Dogger
'I want children to go leisurely through my books, to scrutinise. To turn back and look back, to slow down. To wander round the image.'
Shirley Hughes interviewed by Nicolette Jones on the publication of Dogger’s Christmas.
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Books for Keeps Poetry Guide
In case you missed it, our Poetry Guide, published specially for National Poetry Day in October, is still available here .
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As ever, there is lots, lots more to read too in the new issue including interviews with Onjali Q Ráuf and Ben Miller, and don’t forget there are new reviews, features, interviews and news stories to read weekly at www.booksforkeeps.co.uk . Keep us with us on Twitter @booksforkeeps and on Facebook .
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