How to cope with writer’s block
Author Angie Sage doesn’t really believe in writer’s block except as a roundabout way of admitting you’ve run out of ideas. Here are her top tips on how to get started again!
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – review
Rooreviews: ‘it draws me in so much that I just felt like I was in the book’
‘All grown-ups were once children’: the 15 top Le Petit Prince quotes
Our favourite lines from the eternal question mark that is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, one of France’s most famous and well-loved books
Read the Short Story Week young writer competition 2015-winning The Promise
To celebrate Short Story Week, we have the winning entry to the National Short Story Week young writer competition. Here is The Promise by Amber Lahdelma
Why I love Jacqueline Wilson and you should join the Guardian children’s books site!
Site member Writer-on-wheels AKA Chloe got to attend the launch of Jacqueline Wilson’s latest Hetty Feather adventure, Little Stars. Here’s what happened – plus learn how to draw Diamond from Hetty Feather with Nick Sharratt
Why it’s time for the red fox to have some good PR
Foxes have been the baddies of children’s stories since at least Ancient Greek times. But how much of the myth is based on fact? Inbali Iserles writes in defence of the fox in literature and beyond
Expelliarmus! Harry Potter Book Night 2016 theme announced
The theme of Harry Potter Book Night 2016 is announced as A Night of Spells
How to write a book – top tips for National Novel Writing Month
Welcome to NaNoWriMo! MG Leonard (who wrote her first book Beetle Boy in six months, one hour a day) has tips on how to do it. And it starts with writing EVERY SINGLE DAY
How much do you know about RL Stine’s Goosebumps? – quiz
The Master of Fright brought us tales of terror with his Goosebumps series, just made into a film starring Jack Black. But what do you know about the books? Test yourself – if you dare…
Why the Battle of Agincourt is still important today
Outnumbered and outmanoeuvred, when Henry V won the Battle of Agincourt it was a famous victory in the Hundred Years War between the English and the French. And it was all because of the humble longbow. Now, on the 600th anniversary of the Battle, Linda Davies explains how it her new book, Longbow Girl, plus shares some fun facts about the longbow that we bet you never knew!
Have you entered our Young Critics competition yet? Last chance!
Calling all children and teens! You have eight days left to send us your reviews of one of our eight amazing longlisted books – so what are you waiting for?
Clive James: ‘My granddaughter returned with a wand, which induces a sudden coma’
Clive James on the magic that really matters
What should I read next?
When the weather outside is frightful, it’s the perfect time to cosy up with a good read. If you’re looking for the best books to keep you warm on these cool autumn nights, our site members have the perfect picks for you…
Sarah Crossan: how writing about conjoined twins changed the way I wrote
Sarah Crossan had never felt the urge for research time before writing her books, the real world research had always come later for the final edit. But when she wrote One, her novel about conjoined twins Tippi and Grace, everything changed
Megan Rix meets real elephants – video
Watch author Megan Rix on a fascinating research trip for her new book The Runaways, as she meets a herd of elephants