Excitable Edgar under fire: John Lewis plagiarism claims are now Christmas tradition
This year, three children’s authors have accused the retailer of ripping off their ideas for the new advert starring Excitable Edgar
Eoin Colfer on Wexford: ‘Viking ghosts lived 10ft below Woolworths’
The Artemis Fowl author on playing a Norse invader, his dad’s historical walking tours – and being inspired by Philip Ardagh’s beard
A boy, a mole, a fox and a horse: the recipe for a Christmas bestseller
After Charlie Mackesy’s drawing of a boy and a horse became an online sensation, the book that image inspired is topping the charts
Discworld dishes Moby-Dick: BBC unveils 100 ‘novels that shaped our world’
Panel of experts charged with listing the fiction that has personally affected them most, goes for bestsellers as well as literary classics
‘No goose is an island’: the Brexit picture books for children of all ages
Two new books are causing a stir by translating the contortions over EU membership into graphic tales of endearing animals
Why the books we read as children are the ones that shape our psyche
As the TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials reaches our screens, one writer tells how the trilogy changed her life
‘Last year 362 Lyras were born’: why we love Philip Pullman’s heroine
As His Dark Materials comes to TV, the prize-winning children’s author Katherine Rundell looks at how a scrappy girl became one of literature’s best-loved characters
A children’s book about food banks is a grim sign of our failure as a society
Britain’s first picture book about families going hungry is an urgent reminder of the issues at the heart of this election, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge review – a rich and strange island adventure
Loyalties and self-interest collide as two best friends unleash the secrets of the sea gods
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Halloween chills and a celebration of Africa; plus songs at sea, wild feasts, a Brexit picture book and more
Meet Adrenaline: Asterix gets first female hero in 60-year history
Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter, released on Thursday, stars a rebellious teenage Gaul who keeps Asterix and Obelix on their toes
‘Only a quid’: woman reunited with childhood book in museum shop
Zoe Andrews found her copy of The Secret Garden in Reading’s Museum of English Rural Life
Young adult books roundup – reviews
Frances Hardinge and Liz Hyder create rich worlds, while Holly Bourne explores toxic love
British lead nominations for world’s richest children’s book prize
The £400,000 Astrid Lindgren award rewards work ‘in the spirit of’ the Swedish author and this year’s nominees range from Argentina to Zambia
Stormzy’s #Merky Books to publish Malorie Blackman’s memoir
The Noughts and Crosses author’s life story has been signed to the grime star’s imprint and is scheduled for 2022