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Shortlist for the 2026 Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) Awards announced

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Bookmark Reading Charity launches Mind the Gap campaign with call to volunteers

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Inclusive Books for Children reveals 2026 Awards longlist

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Stephen Mangan announces winners of the The Lollies 2025

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School Library Association announces winners of 2025 Information Book Award

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Nero book Awards Category Shortlists Announced

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Rocks, prehistoric animals and the inner workings of a tree: Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize shortlist 2025

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8th annual CLPE Reflecting Realities survey: 24% of children’s books published in 2024 feature a racially minoritised character

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Pragya Agarwal and Phyllis Ramage on judging panel for 2026 IBC Awards

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School Librarians of the Year 2025 Announced

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Eleventh Klaus Flugge Prize underway with stellar panel of judges

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Nominations for the Carnegies 2026

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IBBY UK announce Honour Book nominations 2026

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Children’s Booker Prize launching 2026

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Go All In for the National Year of Reading

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New OUP research quizzes the AI-Native Generation on use and attitudes

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Inclusive Books for Children publishes new Excluded Voices report

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Margaret McDonald heads judges for 2026 Branford Boase Award

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