First speakers revealed for Wolverhampton Literature Festival
Wolverhampton Literature Festival runs every year in the city between January and February.
One Day: I rarely saw people like me in lead roles, says Ambika Mod
Ambika Mod says she never could have imagined starring in the David Nicholls adaptation while growing up.
Sweet Valley High author Francine Pascal dies at 92
Her popular US teen books were read by millions in the 1980s and 1990s.
Ex-Kent Police officer draws on experiences for debut novel
A former family liaison officer says his experiences inspired his first crime novel.
Latitude 2024: Suffolk girl,11 opens festival with poem
The girl, who performed The Mother Tree, says it was fun to get up on stage,
Michael Longley: Film delves into work of award-wining poet
Award-winning poet Michael Longley shares insights on what has inspired his work in a new BBC film.
Keanu Reeves: I’m thinking about death all the time
The Matrix star's new novel, The Book of Elsewhere, explores the theme of mortality.
In History: Toni Morrison on why ‘writing for black people is tough’
One of the great 20th-Century novelists, Morrison consciously aimed her work at black American readers. In a 2003 interview, she told the BBC about...
Banbury’s library set to move to empty Wilko shop
Work on Banbury Library in Marlborough Road could cost £2m so is likely to move to a new unit.