The best of this month’s books for children and young adults
Award-winning writers and newcomers provide a rich selection for younger readers
Sebastian Barry wins Costa Novel Award again for Days Without End
Fellow winners Brian Conaghan, Keggie Carew, Francis Spufford and Alice Oswald compete with Barry for £30,000 Costa prize
Brought to Book: Brian Conaghan on Yossarian, The Fault in our Stars and Catcher in the Rye
‘As long as people have eyes there will always be a publishing industry. Don’t believe all the scaremongering that modern technology is taking over’
The F word: Failure is theme of this weekend’s Children’s Books Ireland conference
Eoin Colfer, the new Laureate na nOg, to give his first public address
In CBI’s good books – just not in its excellent books
Children’s Books Ireland will shortly announce this year’s winners of its annual awards. The shortlist suggests that excellence is becoming harder to find
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