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From the playground to the pitch: the Ultimate Football Heroes welcomes two new Lioness titles in time for the 2023 Women’s World Cup!

Ultimate Football Heroes: Leah Williamson

Discover how this versatile player from Milton Keynes balanced school with a burgeoning football career to hone her skills. From her early start as a six-year-old and being a part of Arsenal’s youth programme at nine to receiving an OBE in 2023 for services to association football and being made captain of England’s National Team.

Ultimate Football Heroes: Beth Mead

From becoming captain of her primary school’s boys team to being announced as the youngest winner of the Women’s Super League Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 tournament, this is the story of Lioness Beth Mead!

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Book clubs – Get Ready to Connect!

The Book Club Hub, formerly known as Reading Groups for Everyone, is packed with amazing features to keep you and your fellow readers connected — not just within your club, but with the entire Book Club Hub community. Find out how to have members join your online book club.

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Book Club Hub - Book Club User Guide

The Book Club Hub is a platform connecting readers and book clubs of all ages across the UK. It is managed by national reading charity, The Reading Agency. The Book Club Hub offers book club leaders access to free offers from publishers and prizes in return for reviews, gives them the chance to read the latest books and author news to help them pick their next read, and allows them to download resources to use with their club. Readers can also share reviews of the books they have read and...

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Heart Lamp wins the International Booker Prize 2025

Heart Lamp, written by Banu Mushtaq and translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, has been announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025.

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