Queen Camilla chooses novel imagining Charles as hostage for book club
The book, chosen by Camilla, is about a security breach at Parliament and will feature in her book club.
Life and Fate: The Soviet novel ‘too dangerous to read’
Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate created a portrait of the Soviets in WW2 that revealed "the grand sweep of history alongside the granular detail...
Why is the US banning children’s books?
The 1990s trilogy His Dark Materials was challenged in the US when first published. Now children's and YA book banning has escalated to an...
Magic lantern slides reveal classic fairy tales at Leeds Central Library
The slides, dating from about 1906, are on display as part of an exhibition exploring fantasy.
Alan Garner: The magical master of British literature
With Treacle Walker, Alan Garner has become the oldest writer to be nominated for The Booker Prize. His wonderful books have delighted generations, writes...
Booker Prize 2023: Find out about the winner and nominees
Discover the six novels that were in the running for the prestigious literary award.
Alice in Wonderland’s hidden messages
Is Lewis Carroll’s tale really about sex, drugs, and colonialism? Some say yes. Others argue it’s about eating disorders or the Wars of the...
Endgame: Royal race row naming not publicity stunt, says author Omid Scobie
Omid Scobie denies in a BBC interview claims a version of his book deliberately identified two royals.