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A unique insight into the year that Sylvia Plath lived and worked in Devon

• Previously unpublished memories by one of Sylvia Plath’s close friends
• Information from newly discovered letters and documents from the archives offering a unique portrayal of Sylvia Plath during her most productive year
• Previously unpublished photographs
• Offers a fuller and more in depth depiction of Plath during the final year of her life

Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year’s Turning is part memoir, part biography, focusing on the fifteen months that Sylvia...

Libraries across Devon are offering young readers the chance to explore some of the astonishing real-life achievements and world records featured in the Guinness World Record books, in this year's Summer Reading Challenge launched on Saturday (11 July).

Organised by Devon Libraries and The Reading Agency charity, the annual Summer Reading Challenge, aimed at 4-11 year-olds, is simple and fun. Children are encouraged to read six or more library books of their choice during the summer holidays with collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate or medal for every child who...

Organisers of the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival have released the line up for this year’s festival, taking place from 17th-20th September.

The announcement reveals a diverse selection of critically acclaimed, award-winning authors who are set to descend on the East Devon seaside town for the festival’s seventh consecutive year.

Appearing on Thursday afternoon will be celebrated children’s author and artist, Judith Kerr, creator of iconic books such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea, When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit and the Mog series. Judith will be discussing Creatures...

Devon County Council’s Library Service has reached a long awaited milestone with the transfer of its building in Topsham to the Estuary League of Friends.

The community group were keen to respond to a growing need for their services in the area by providing a modern fit for purpose community hub in a central location and approached the Council in 2013 to discuss the opportunity of working together to redevelop Topsham Library into a wider community facility.

The move means the Council no longer owns the building, but will continue to manage the library service with its...

A North Devon Father & Daughter team have hope to create a series of seven children's books via crowdfunding.

Schools in the South West are being invited to donate books to schools in rural parts of South Africa, as part of a competition to learn about farming in the country.

The 2015 Help a South African School competition asks children in years one through to 11 to learn about fruit farming and the difference it makes to the lives of families in South Africa, and to produce a collage of their learnings.

There are two top prizes of £1,000 for winning schools in two school year categories to spend on resources; there are also prizes for two second and two third placed schools....

Molly Watt, an inspirational deaf-blind woman, is visiting Exeter tomorrow (Thursday 12 February).

Molly will be at Cafe 55 in Northernhay Street, Exeter between 1pm and 3pm to discuss her book and her life, and will be signing copies of her book.

Molly is a Sense Ambassador (Sense is the National Deafblind Charity) and she also has had her own charity supporting people with Usher Syndrome (the condition that has taken her hearing and sight), she is currently in her first year of an education degree and has written and illustrated a children’s book which subtly tackles the...