Workers at a library in England got a "huge surprise" when a pair of books that were 50 years overdue turned up at a thrift store about 60 miles away.

The 42 finalists for The British Book Awards 2026 Library of the Year have been revealed, spanning the UK and Ireland.

Jan. 29 (UPI) --A book found in a hallway outside of a British library turned to have been due back at the facility 49 years and six months earlier. The Torrington Library in Devon, England, said on ...

Across the UK and Ireland, 76 bookshops have been selected as regional and country finalists for The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year, the largest cohort in the prize’s ...