Top 10 political quotes from books and beyond
Need some words of wisdom to inspire you to action? Look no further than our collection of great political quotes from YA and children’s books – and a couple of incredible people
Reckless by Cornelia Funke – review
Readr: ‘Cornelia Funke has created a refreshingly modern fantasy world’
Why we have to create more disabled characters in children’s fiction
Author Susie Day grew up in 1980s when her personal experience of people with disabilities was Joey Deacon on Blue Peter. Disability in books was a cautionary tale where you’d usually ‘recover’ if you were nice enough. Times have changed and now children’s lit needs to catch up faster
Katy by Jacqueline Wilson – review
Writer on wheels: ‘Everything that Jacqueline Wilson includes about disability, is so, so true’
Which books can help me understand what it’s like to be bombed?
As our politicians decide whether to bomb Syria, the Book Doctor picks out books that help us understand what it’s like to be threatened by bombs, from Robert Westall’s The Machine Gunners to Joe Sacco’s Palestine
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke – review
RooReviews: ‘They have many adventures that are scary’
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…