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Poet laureate tackles ‘daunting’ commission from Yorkshire Cancer Research to mark charity’s centenary year

Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion

It’s time to get voting for your favourite Australian picture book. Here’s how the Guardian’s poll works

• Vote for the best Australian children’s picture book

Journalist’s wife had contacted authorities with concerns and ‘potential information’ regarding inquiry into his death

Exclusive: Author of The Crown’s Silence tells how navy and monarchy protected slave trade for hundreds of years

All the nominees, from Sinners to One Battle After Another, for the 98th Academy Awards, which are due to take place on 15 March
• Sinners becomes first film in history to earn 16 Oscar nominations

Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rerelease

The 85-year-old bestselling author’s final novel, Adam and Eve, will be published in English in October

Poet’s sixth collection explores the destruction of the natural world, with a perspective shaped by her upbringing in rural Canada