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KU Big Read

05/03/2020

BBC star Emily Maitlis inspires Kingston University students

Aimee Miller talks to BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis about her new book, Prince Andrew, and life in the spotlight.

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12/02/2020

KU Big Read gets even bigger with new scheme for secondary schools

Kingston University plans to make The Big Read a borough-wide scheme for secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames.

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10/02/2020

Kingston University 2020 Big Read shortlist announced

Kingston University’s Big Read scheme announced their shortlist of six books this week. 

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07/11/2019

Kingston University welcomes Big Read author Rachel Joyce

In her visit to Kingston University the author of the KU Big Read said: “It’s about being brave and making mistakes, those things …

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01/11/2019

Big Read 2019 review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

3.5/5 stars “I’d like to speak to a patient, please. Her name is Queenie Hennessy […] Tell her Harold Fry …

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26/10/2017

KU Big Read author Kit de Waal says ‘My name is Leon’ reflects the “real truth” of children in care

Author Kit de Waal said at the KU Big Read’s ‘Audience with’ event on October 25 that her book reflects …

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