Cowell & Son: meet the literary world’s latest sensation
The Karaoke Sauron and his six-year-old are to unleash a nightmare on unsuspecting parents – children’s books featuring their creation, the Wishfits
Dan Brown announces debut picture book – soundtracked by the author
The Da Vinci Code writer to publish his first volume for children, Wild Symphony, accompanied by his own orchestral work
‘Pyke notte thy nostrellys’: 15th-century guide on children’s manners digitised for first time
New British Library site ranges from medieval book Lytille Childrenes Lytil Boke to manuscripts by Lewis Carroll and Jacqueline Wilson
Carnegie Medal longlist gives classics a fresh spin
From a modern Moby-Dick to a stepsister’s take on Cinderella, the UK’s top children’s book prize highlights stories of ‘hope, discovery and understanding’
What books will keep my teenage nephew hooked on reading?
Stephanie Merritt recommends the best and wittiest coming-of-age novels
British Book awards balance art and selling power to decide best writer in 30 years
Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book world
To All the Boys: PS I Still Love You review – entertaining romcom sequel
Lara Jean finds that dating her dream boyfriend isn’t as blissful as she expected in To All the Boys I Loved Before follow-up
Picture books for children – reviews
Flora and fauna loom large as authors incorporate issues around the climate crisis
Michael Rosen condemns UK education system’s ‘fear of laughter’
Announcing the winners of this years Laugh Out Loud awards for the funniest children’s books, Rosen took aim at the ‘oppressive’ solemnity of today’s schools
Picture books on prescription
A scheme for GPs to recommend books for mental health and wellbeing is extending its reach to younger readers. Which are the best titles for anxiety, grief or online pressures?
Graphic novel New Kid wins prestigious Newbery Medal
Jerry Craft’s story exploring ‘friendship, race, class and bullying in a fresh manner’ is the first graphic novel to win the long-running American children’s award
Paulo Coelho deletes draft of children’s book collaboration with Kobe Bryant
Alchemist author says basketball player’s death in helicopter crash means book has ‘lost its reason’
Terry Jones – a man who grasped the meaning of life
He was not the most high-profile of the Pythons, but he was the funniest, the most modest and the most essential
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
A masked Venetian adventure, Viking secrets revealed, a mysterious zoo – and more
Terry Jones, Life of Brian director and Monty Python founder, dies aged 77
Jones, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2015, was the main directing force in Python’s films, as well a prolific creator of TV documentaries and children’s books