Words by the Water returns to Keswick after rising costs and falling income caused its cancellation.

North East star Helen Russell celebrates reaching 100 by fundraising for a breast cancer charity.

Owner Cathy Hayward said places for the monthly 5am Writing Club have sold out consistently.

Michael Crichton's widow asked bestselling author James Patterson to finish his volcanic thriller.

Tributes are paid to the award-winning writer who died after a short illness.

Marian Keyes talks about staying sober, managing depression and Irish storytelling at the Hay Festival.

The author discusses free speech, her latest novel and Shakespeare theories at the Hay Festival.

Images in a new book explore the concept of the American Dream – and how it came to represent both a utopia and a...