Sky News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The First Lady Of The Land: A Play In Four Acts
Charles Frederic NirdlingerSky News"It's a loss for everyone." The First Lady of Iceland shares her memories of the Queen and recalls when the monarch visited Iceland in 1990. Latest: https://t.co/8AFWhoW82a 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/h1YB4np0Hl
Paperback, 2019
$20.95Member price:$18.86 + Free shipping10% off
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael LewisSky NewsTonight, Beth #Rigby Interviews... 🟣 Actress, Dame Emma Thompson 🟣 Teacher @Miss_Snuffy, a.k.a Britain’s strictest headmistress 🟣 Author of The Big Short and The Premonition, Michael Lewis ⏰ Tonight 9pm 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 & YouTube
Paperback, 2022
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gruffalo
Julia DonaldsonSky NewsThe writer, best known as the creator of the Gruffalo, said she is frustrated by how little thought the media gives to highlighting the literary choices available to parents https://trib.al/Rjh9DlO
Board Book, 2005
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Elizabeth: Queen and Crown
Sarah GristwoodSky News"Her father wasn't meant to be King and Elizabeth wasn't meant to be the heir," Sarah Gristwood, royal author and historian, told Sky News. "The downside of that was the girls were given the education of nice young ladies – i.e. not much of an education at all"
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
J. K. RowlingSky NewsSky's Claire Gregory was blocked from asking actor Tom Felton a question about JK Rowling. JK Rowling has been absent from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 25th anniversary events. Here's why: https://t.co/Fx9f8n9B9L https://t.co/u1iIW4jojz
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The Last White Man
Mohsin HamidSky NewsMohsin Hamid, author of The Last White Man, joins @KamaliMelbournen to discuss his novel, which turns the spotlight on race and the effects of racism on society. 🕐 9:30 👉 #KayBurley 📺 Sky 501 / Freeview 233 📱 Watch live: https://t.co/jCgTS4TrFX
Paperback, 2023
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Elmer
David McKeeSky NewsMr Benn and Elmer children's author and illustrator David McKee dies aged 87 after a 'short illness' https://t.co/WLkkADLu0g
Paperback, 2023
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Hero Like Me
Jen ReidSky NewsEducator and author of 'A Hero Like Me' Jen Reid became an icon of the BLM movement. She joins @AnnaJonesSky to discuss her new book which was published yesterday and coincided with the 3rd anniversary of the BLM protests. 🕐 8:45 👉 #KayBurley 📱 https://t.co/jCgTS4BQOp
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Energy
Steve WaySky NewsSteve Barclay MP says we need to do two things to help with energy costs 'firstly to recognise there is a huge pressure on families who need targeted support' but 'we need to pay for that in a way that does not deter investment'. https://t.co/iOm40vn1kt 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/wRWSwpqMYe
Hardcover, 2008
$28.67Member price:$14.34 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hamlet
W. ShakespeareSky NewsThe family released an image of the monarch on moorland, with the caption often borrowed from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest." https://t.co/5aa6fRJ7GT
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