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Megan Fox appears to describe suffering a devastating miscarriage with her fiance Machine Gun Kelly in her new book of poetry Pretty Boys Are Poisonous. In the book, Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, Megan...

This is an edition of the revamped Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here.In the summer of 2018, shortly after I’d...

USBBY (United States Board on Books for Young People) has recently released the Outstanding International Books List for the year 2024, featuring a selection of 41 books from nearly 30...

It took ambition to gather 8,000 poetry lovers in one space. Organizers say that about 4,000 people came to listen to Serhiy Zhadan’s poetry at an event held in Kyiv’s...

Pre-London Book Fair: 72 shortlistings fall into 12 categories of ‘Books of the Year’ for the 2024 British Book Awards, the ‘Nibbies.’ Nonfiction is having ‘an exciting year,’ says The...

Hot Key Books has acquired a “groundbreaking” poetry collection for young people from South African award-winning poet and playwright Koleka Putuma.  Commissioning editor Ella Whiddett bought world rights to We...

A child holds a photo of 12-year-old Polly Klaas at a memorial in Petaluma, California, a year after her 1992 kidnapping and murder. AP Photo / File EDITOR’S NOTE: This...

It’s hard not to feel pessimistic about the state of the world right now — so why not escape to the past? Enjoy a feast of great historical fiction, chosen...

By Rebekah Absalom and Jessica Green For Mailonline 14:50 10 Mar 2024, updated 14:55 10 Mar 2024 They are often cleared out to charity shops or left to gather dust...