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Book banned since 1988 is ‘selling out’ after import bar was overturned due to missing paperwork

Lucy Powrie was 15 when she read Agnes Grey. Ten years on she is chair of the Brontë Parsonage Museum

Ruling rejects part of governor-backed law that imposes criminal penalties on librarians for giving ‘harmful’ material to kids

The Oppenheimer director’s adaptation of Homer is scheduled for release in the summer of 2026, and will feature Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya

Previously unseen artefacts show invading forces included communities of men, women, children, craftworkers and merchants

The Booksellers Association spoke to staff who also highlighted James by Percival Everett, and everything from Chris Hoy’s autobiography to a book about fishing by a dog

The writer and illustrator behind more than 150 beloved children’s books sold over 25m copies worldwide

Marsden’s death was confirmed in a letter from one of two schools he founded saying: ‘He died at his desk in his home, doing what he loved, writing’

• Alice Pung: John Marsden was a literary giant who changed lives. He was also a wonderful friend
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Rare stone chest linked to comic-book hero joins church above supermarket under Historic England’s protection