Books & Fiction Ex-Buckingham mayor hopes book inspires future councillors Jon Harvey hopes Disney might adapt his children's story into a film or TV series. December 1, 2024
Books & Fiction Children fear bullying ‘if they admit enjoying reading books’ The National Literacy Trust says reading among some youngsters is at its lowest level for 20 years. November 28, 2024
Books & Fiction South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85 The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime. November 25, 2024
Books & Fiction Patient sues Algerian author over claims he used her in prize novel Saada Arbane said she refuse a meeting with Daoud after finding out he wanted to use her in his book. November 22, 2024
Books & Fiction Trust to turn Ronald Blythe’s Wormingford home into reserve Ronald Blyth wished for his estate to become a nature reserve and a writer's studio, says a trust. November 19, 2024
Books & Fiction Plan to close 13 Aberdeenshire libraries announced Live Life Aberdeenshire said the locations were seeing lower numbers of users in recent years. November 16, 2024
Books & Fiction Booker Prize 2024: British author Samantha Harvey wins with Orbital The first book set in space to win, Orbital follows astronauts in the International Space Station. November 13, 2024
Books & Fiction Satanic Verses: Missing order raises questions about banned Salman Rushdie book India’s ban on the import of Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses is under scrutiny - here's why. November 10, 2024
Books & Fiction ‘It’s rather different from selling an ordinary book’: How Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned – and became a bestseller The publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence's explicit novel, gripped Britain in 1960. November 7, 2024