Books & Fiction Blue plaque honours poet and soldier from Endon Thomas Ernest Hulme is credited with modernising poetry and influencing poets including TS Eliot. November 24, 2025
Books & Fiction ‘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... November 24, 2025
Books & Fiction Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – a giant of African literature The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English. November 22, 2025
Books & Fiction 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. November 22, 2025
Books & Fiction Lisa Marie Presley describes day Elvis died in posthumous memoir Her daughter tells the BBC about finishing the book after her mother's sudden death last year. November 21, 2025
Books & Fiction Wuthering Heights: Director Emerald Fennell discusses filming ‘primal’ novel Emerald Fennell speaks about her much-discussed adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel for the first time. November 20, 2025
Books & Fiction Wolverhampton Literature Festival guest line-up announced The literature festival returns to Wolverhampton from 6-8 February. November 20, 2025
Books & Fiction Whitby bookstore Holman’s celebrates 105th birthday Bookshop has a long and eclectic history and occupies one of the town's oldest buildings. November 18, 2025
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