Books & Fiction Doctor Who and Wednesday star at Rushden library comic convention Evangeline Maddams says the event is a good way of attracting people to the library. May 25, 2025
Books & Fiction Cambridge study suggests ‘poetic obsession’ with lawnmowers Academic research suggests British poets have written about mowing the lawn for nearly 375 years. May 25, 2025
Books & Fiction York: Mixed views over ‘largest independent bookshop’ arriving in city Topping and Company, which currently has four UK shops, is set to open in York in autumn 2025. May 24, 2025
Books & Fiction Gavin and Stacey Bafta win ‘great way to say farewell’, says Ruth Jones Ruth Jones is to appear at Charleston Festival to promote her latest book By Your Side. May 22, 2025
Books & Fiction James Cosmo relishing ‘deeper’ acting roles The actor tells an audience at Wigtown Book Festival how he graduated from playing "Bigfoot lumps". May 22, 2025
Books & Fiction David Lodge: Author of Nice Work and Small World dies aged 89 Lodge was twice nominated for the Booker Prize in the 1980s for comic novels Small World and Nice Work. May 21, 2025
Books & Fiction University names building in honour of late poet Benjamin Zephaniah There have been tributes across the city since the poet and Brummie legend died in 2023, aged 65. May 20, 2025
Books & Fiction Gruffalo illustrator creates postcard for handwritten letter club Axel Scheffler designed the card for Dorset-based The Handwritten Letter Society to mark World Postcard Day. May 20, 2025
Books & Fiction Writers plan to turn Bridport phone boxes into writing hubs Writer Kim Squirrell hopes to reopen Bridport's disused phone boxes as a place for people to write. May 18, 2025