Why is Jacqueline Wilson so successful?
Seven Standen looks back over the works of Jacqueline Wilson, outlining why they have stood the test of time and viewing them through a 21st-century lens.
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Author Spotlight: Eric Vuillard, another way of telling history
Hector Perrotto
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The Cliff House is right on trend
Reece Goodall
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The Boar’s Summer Reading List
Annie Pickup
Jul. 20
Four times more male characters in literature than females
Norma Maher
Jul. 18
Do we need adaptations of novels?
Sophie Flint Vázquez
Jul. 16
The importance of translated fiction
Helen Hall
Jun. 27
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