Original Winnie-the-Pooh map sets world record at auction
EH Shepard’s 1926 sketch, which was unseen for almost 50 years, sells for £430,000
Renaming the Laura Ingalls Wilder award isn’t disturbing, William Shatner – it’s necessary
The Star Trek actor disagrees with the award being renamed because of her racist views on Native Americans, but these kinds of actions are needed
If you only read one book this summer … make it this one
Do you feel like brushing up on politics? Trying a historical novel or some sci-fi? if you can’t choose from our summer book special, try our shortlist of absolute must reads
Nikesh Shukla on Harrow: ‘You’re thinking about that posh school on the hill. That ain’t Harrow’
The writer on seeing Bollywood films at the Safari cinema, the Fat Controller pub and how it still feels like home
What I learned from sex slavery survivors? Hope isn’t easily crushed
Nepalese survivors of the worst trauma reveal a spirit that can’t be locked in a cage and silenced
South Carolina police object to high-school reading list
Union says depictions of brutality in The Hate U Give and All American Boys promote distrust of police and ‘we’ve got to put a stop to that’
‘Lord, will I die?’ How writing a book for children helped me cope with cancer
Grief is a tangible part of life for adults and children, yet our society lacks a roadmap for us to follow
American librarians defend renaming Laura Ingalls Wilder award
Professional body the ALA says the Little House on the Prairie author’s ‘complex legacy’ of racist attitudes was not consistent with its values
May I have a word about… Geraldine McCaughrean and ‘difficult’ children’s words
Imagine if publishers had objected to tricky concepts in days gone by: no JK Rowling, CS Lewis, John Masefield…
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
A mermaid parade, a naughty gran, the coming of war and a reworked Eugene Onegin
Dave Eggers: ‘I always picture Trump hiding under a table’
The books interview: The Circle author talks about Facebook, why immigrants are not the enemy and his first novel for children
Carnegie medal winner slams children’s book publishers for ‘accessible’ prose
Geraldine McCaughrean, accepting award for Where the World Ends, warned that restricting the language children read risks creating a future underclass who are ‘easy to manipulate’
Quentin Blake to auction ‘joyful’ mother and baby watercolours
Pictures from illustrator’s personal collection will be auctioned for charity in July
A queer, diverse Nancy Drew: is this how to keep children’s classics alive?
The girl detective and Little Women are both being updated to include LGBTQ and multiethnic characters to cater for a new generation of readers – but this doesn’t always work
Picture books for children reviews – lessons in kindness
A gentle introduction to the refugee crisis – plus tales of big hair and a baby bandit