Amnesty bid to retrieve Cornwall’s overdue library books
All fines will be waived for the duration of the book amnesty which is being held throughout November.
Marlow woman brings Frankenstein author Mary Shelley back to life
Nicola Metcalfe wants more recognition of Mary Shelley in the town where finished her classic novel.
Newcastle’s national writing centre may open to public in 2028
The centre will support community writing and reading initiatives, according to New Writing North.
Monster or victim?: The fascination of Hedda Gabler, the ‘female Hamlet’ who divides opinion
An unhappy bride plotting others' downfalls, 19th-Century anti-heroine Hedda Gabler is one of the great roles for women – and as new film Hedda...
‘I took up poetry to help deal with anxiety’
Steven Beattie, who works at the Royal Stoke Hospital, is to be Stoke-on-Trent's next poet laureate.
George Orwell classics Animal Farm and 1984 translated into Welsh
Animal Farm and 1984 will both be published in Welsh for the first time.
Cambridge library exhibition ‘lets children see themselves’
An exhibition shows how black people are represented in British children's literature.
Bridport Prize winner Ruth Bushi ‘almost gave up writing’
Carlisle-based Ruth Bushi says she felt she was "wasting her time" after countless rejections.
Sophie Kinsella urged me to finish my bestseller, says Jojo Moyes
Moyes has credited Kinsella with inspiring her when she nearly gave up after writing 20,000 words.