Books & Fiction Dolly Parton: Belfast babies to benefit from Imagination Library Belfast City Council teams up with the Dollywood Foundation to gift free books 75 babies in the Belfast area. December 28, 2025
Books & Fiction The Salt Path and 2025’s most scandalous books In 2025, personal stories proved popular and powerful – but several controversies raised questions about the future of the memoir genre. December 28, 2025
Books & Fiction ‘Philip Pullman taught me English at school, and he was fantastic’ Before his books achieved worldwide acclaim, Sir Philip spent his days teaching across Oxford. December 26, 2025
Books & Fiction 12 books you need to read in 2026 Fictional gems, debut thillers, cracking biographies and everything in between. December 25, 2025
Books & Fiction John Cooper Clarke: Poet premieres new poem on North West Tonight The poet, dubbed the bard of Salford, gives the BBC a preview of his newly penned poem. December 25, 2025
Books & Fiction Cornwall libraries remove Humphrey books over phishing web links Librarians take Humphrey books off shelves after a link inside them lead to phishing websites. December 23, 2025
Books & Fiction Grandma’s books helps autistic children to express emotions A grandmother who has a granddaughter living with autism has created 10 books to help children to express their emotions by using colour December 23, 2025
Books & Fiction East Yorkshire festival calls for poetry contributions for book The High Wolds Poetry Festival in Kilham is asking for work on the theme of Connections. December 22, 2025
Books & Fiction David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour after HarperCollins drops him Walliams is one of the UK's most successful children's authors, having sold more than 60 million books. December 21, 2025