Exhibition shows Jane Austen’s life in ‘dismal’ Oxford
The exhibition at St John's College shows Georgian Oxford through the eyes of the Austen family.
Drawings by Gruffalo illustrator to be auctioned for Jersey children
Four colour drawings by Axel Scheffler are to be auctioned to raise money to buy books for children.
Reading is ‘the best thing’ for children, Oxfordshire author says
Sylvia Vetta and Paterson Joseph speak on the importance of books ahead of Oxford Indie Book Fair.
‘History has treated her badly’: Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare’s wife and son
Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes Shakespeare – and the "soul-crushing" loss of their child. It's a powerful...
Superman edition found in mum’s attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
Three brothers had discovered the rare Superman comic in pristine condition under a stack of newspapers in their late mother's attic.
Wolverhampton Literature Festival guest line-up announced
The literature festival returns to Wolverhampton from 6-8 February.
Whitby bookstore Holman’s celebrates 105th birthday
Bookshop has a long and eclectic history and occupies one of the town's oldest buildings.
‘A wicked wife’: The truth about Tudor England’s ‘most hated woman’
Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new historical thriller, Boleyn Traitor, explores her...
Booker Prize: David Szalay’s Flesh wins 2025 fiction award
Booker judges describe British-Hungarian author David Szalay's Flesh as "a very special book".