Dawn Brewer said the onset of the pandemic made her reassess her future and decades-long career.

The children's laureate says a "recession in children's happiness" is caused by a decline in reading.

Willow has food allergies and author Sylvia Buck hopes her story will help children and parents.

Stephen Jefferson hopes his brother-in-law would be proud of the book he wrote at his request.

A typed copy of children's story The Little Prince, hand-annotated by the author, will go on sale in November.

The award's judges say Yael van der Wouden's debut novel The Safekeep is a "classic in the making".

The copy of George Orwell's novel has a signature "musty" smell, according to the library.

Co-festival creator Marcus Bishop said the event always creates a "big buzz" in the town.

The former journalist and spy became one of Britain's most successful thriller writers.