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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Nov 23, 2017
Helen Dunmore’s final poetry collection, in which the award-winning author contemplates her terminal cancer diagnosis and impending death, has been shortlisted for the Costa poetry award.

Find out more here:
https://www.costa.co.uk/media/478795/combined-shortlist-2017.pdf

The line-up for this year’s Costas, which set out to reward the year’s “most enjoyable” books, is female-heavy, with 14 women on the 20-strong list.


The Explorers

The Explorers

Katherine Rundell

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From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by...


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The Island at the End of Everything

The Island at the End of Everything

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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Amihan lives on Culion Island, where some of the inhabitants - including her mother - have leprosy....

Wed Wabbit

Wed Wabbit

Lissa Evans

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You're called Fidge and you're nearly eleven. You've been hurled into a strange world. You have...


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Moonrise

Moonrise

Sarah Crossan

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Useful Verses

Useful Verses

Richard Osmond

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Richard Osmond's debut collection Useful Verses follows in the tradition of the best nature writing,...


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