The month-long festival is featuring about 250 writers and artists at venues across the county.

It is hoped the project will celebrate the poet's life and attract more visitors to Millom.

Published years before WW2, Sally Carson's prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small German town – and remains relevant today.

A life-size model of a horse is being painted with images of Anna Sewell as part of an art trail.

An ex-student writes a note explaining they discovered the books while sorting through belongings.

Subtle changes to the font can make books much slimmer and lighter - saving money and CO2 emissions.

Bill Wood's debut novel is inspired by horror movies and thrillers he loved as a teen.

Author Julia Donaldson says she was spurred to write it by a campaign to reverse a decline in children's reading.

Dorset History Centre has raised £68,000 to acquire thousands of items from the author's archives.