Through the looking glass: the Alice exhibition taking crowds down a rabbit hole
Designed by Anna Tregloan, the exhibition has creative and immersive rooms that house more than 300 objects
Thirteen Reasons Why tops most challenged books list, amid rising complaints to US libraries
The American Library Association has recorded an increase in ‘direct attacks on the freedom to read’, made by parents objecting to sex, profanity and LGBT characters in YA and children’s books
Fiction for older children reviews – adventure seen with fresh eyes
With psychic wolves and ghostly narrators, the latest children’s novels – including one by Dave Eggers – put a new spin on familiar themes
Top 10 books about horses – Jane Smiley picks her favourites
Childhood classics, colourful racers and memoirs of horse whisperers … the novelist and horse lover gallops through the best riding reads
Dare YOU face the orcs? 80s game books Fighting Fantasy return
The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?
Juno Dawson: ‘Teenagers have seen things that would make milk curdle’
The YA novelist on researching addiction, dealing with transphobes and why she loves writing for teens
Fresh voices: 50 writers you should read now
Which debut novel should you reach for this spring? Here’s our guide to the most exciting voices in fiction, politics, SF, graphic novels and more
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Griffins and Goorialla, knights and spies – and all the fun of a feast
Marlon Bundo: booksellers furious over decision to launch on Amazon
Independent booksellers in the US have said the online release of John Oliver’s surprise title is ‘a slap in the face’ for stores on the frontline of diversity
The Making of the Wind in the Willows review – Toad, Ratty and a manifesto for gay living
Peter Hunt’s elegant account of the genesis of Kenneth Grahame’s classic only hints at the revelations the author has discussed in promotional interviews
Children’s book praising Hitler as ‘amazing leader’ pulled by Indian publisher
Publisher Pegasus had claimed Hitler was included for his leadership skills, alongside Gandhi, Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela
The Wren Hunt by Mary Watson review – a magical YA debut
Two factions battle each other for survival in this complex and slippery tale of ancient spells cast in contemporary Ireland
Neil Gaiman on Coraline the terrifying opera: ‘Being brave means being scared’
The writer’s gripping tale of a young girl trapped in a button-eyed world has been turned into a macabre opera. Did they tone down the horror? Our writer meets composer Mark-Anthony Turnage as she goes backstage
Black Lives Matter novel wins Waterstones children’s book of the year
The Hate U Give, by US author Angie Thomas, has been praised as an extraordinary achievement
Book clinic: what titles might help children deal with grief?
The Bookseller’s children’s and YA previews editor selects three titles offering a variety of perspectives on bereavement