Books & Fiction ‘Reading has shaped who I am,’ says Norwich author Sangu Mandanna says making reading and writing accessible for all is "absolutely vital". November 16, 2025
Books & Fiction Book exhibition hails Bedford’s ‘unsung hero’ of publishing Publisher Noel Carrington is credited with creating some of Britain's best-loved children's books. November 16, 2025
Books & Fiction Sir Salman Rushdie ‘pleased’ with attacker’s maximum sentence Author Sir Salman Rushdie says he hopes the man who stabbed him "reflects upon his deeds" in jail. November 14, 2025
Books & Fiction 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". November 13, 2025
Books & Fiction Bookshop owner: ‘I feel like we’re bringing people together’ Vicki Shenkin Kerr says her independent bookshop is becoming a community space for events. November 13, 2025
Books & Fiction ‘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... November 11, 2025
Books & Fiction Judging Booker Prize is agony, says Sarah Jessica Parker The Sex and the City star is one of the judges for this year's award and has revealed its shortlist. November 11, 2025
Books & Fiction Crime author Denise Mina says book festival is like the ‘spine’ of her career Crime writer Denise Mina has been a stalwart of Aye Write since it started in 2005, only missing three. November 9, 2025
Books & Fiction Doctor Who and Wednesday star at Rushden library comic convention Evangeline Maddams says the event is a good way of attracting people to the library. November 8, 2025