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News stories from the book world in November 2003

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Book famine in our schools

24 November 2003

Recent news from both sides of the Atlantic has highlighted once again the importance of reading in educational achievement and how much education and reading in general are harmed by poor provision for books in schools. Scores just out in the US show that children's reading skills have barely improved since 1992, despite all the efforts that have been made.  Read more

Authors use the web

17 November 2003

It's hard to attract the attention of an agent and get your work published. Recently writers have been coming up with some innovative ways of grabbing the attention of the publishing world. Take David Little, younger brother of Christopher Little, J K Rowling's agent.  Read more

Compelling insider's story or just tittle-tattle?

10 November 2003

Perhaps even more amazing, for the cynical royal-watcher, is the fact that Burrell is planning a 25-city US book tour and that his American publisher has put in hand a huge print-run. Can there still be so much worldwide interest in this rather tired saga?  Read more

The Big Read - trashy TV or reinstating great books?

3 November 2003

Last week WritersServices featured Bob Ritchie's astringent look at the Big Read in his Journal. The BBC's big literary idea has certainly come in for its share of harsh comments over the past week or two.  Read more