Laurie Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library, has been knighted for her contributions to literature in the 2023 New Year’s Honors, which recognize the achievements and service of people across Britain.
Mr Keating, who has held and overseen this role since 2012, said: “This is an incredible honor and a unique milestone that the British Library has come to play in public life over the past 50 years. I think it’s a recognized role,” he said. Expanding the library. “The library’s collections are staggering, but what brings them to life is our creative and tireless efforts to make our intellectual and cultural heritage accessible to all. The expertise and dedication of our staff.”
The writers recognized for Charles III’s first New Year’s Honors List are:
* Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Oxford, Lady Hermione Lee, biographer of Edith Wharton, Penelope Fitzgerald, Tom Stoppard, Virginia Woolf, among others, received the highest honor of the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE). Awarded person for services to English Literature.
* Political scientist Vernon Bogdanner, author monarchy and constitutionWhen The Strange Survivor of Liberal Britain: Pre-World War I Politics and Power, also receives the title of Knight.artist and author of human descent When play in the galleryGrayson Perry is also knighted
* Kimberly Griffith Reynolds Professor of Children’s Literature, University of Newcastle, A very short introduction to children’s literatureand also the founder of the National Children’s Literary Research Center, who receives an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to literature
*Comic illustrator David Sutherland will also receive an OBE. Vino (including Dennis the Menace from 1970 to 1998), for services to illustration.
* The MBE (Order of the British Empire) is awarded to author Francesca Simon, best known for her work. scary henry Children’s books for service to literature. Also, historian and author Helena Whitbread, who earned her MBE for her contributions to history and literature, wrote about her 19th-century businesswoman and diarist Ann Lister in her Winter 2023 issue of FB&C. , aka decrypted Gentleman Jack’s encrypted journal.
* Cambridge University student, environmental activist and award-winning author Diary of a young naturalist Dara McAnulty has been awarded the BEM (British Empire Medal) for her contributions to the environment and the autism community. There is also her BEM of her Jessie Smith, author of . Jessie’s Journey: Autobiography of a Traveling Girl In service to the Scottish Traveler community, Molly Watts is also the author of several books for children and families worried about going to the hospital. Chloe the rabbit has hyperinsulinismfor service to literature during the covid pandemic.
