The East Sussex school where reading tops the Christmas list
One teacher in Hastings says reading can improve pupils' social skills, vocabulary and empathy.
Quentin Tarantino to stage ‘swashbuckling comedy’ The Popinjay Cavalier in London theatre
The film-maker will write and direct The Popinjay Cavalier, "a rambunctious comedy" set in 1830s Europe.
Cheltenham boy’s storytelling method helps others with literacy
StoryQuest is a method that helps children turn their stories into a written format.
He created Grand Theft Auto. Now he’s back with a novel about an AI that hijacks your mind
A Better Paradise is a dystopian vision of the near future in which an AI-led computer game goes rogue.
Has Hollywood golden boy Timothée Chalamet lost his shine?
Is the backlash against Timothée Chalamet about more than his views on ballet and opera
Camilla asks to be character in Peter James crime novel
Author Peter James reveals Queen Camilla asks to be a central character in his upcoming novel.
A backstreet abortion nearly killed Annie Ernaux. It became a story that shaped her life
Annie Ernaux, who had an illegal abortion in 1963, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Eight books to read in 2026
These books by authors from Northern Ireland will help inspire you to get back into reading this year
Wolverhampton Literature Festival set to host authors, comedians and a former drummer
The festival will run from 31 January to 2 February at venues across Wolverhampton.