Welcome to our ‘dangerous books’ long weekend!

All bank holiday weekend we’re teaming up with Amnesty International to explore ‘dangerous books’ – these may be books that have been banned by governments or religious leaders because they are thought to contain dangerous or wrong ideas, or books that give people the strength to live their lives differently, or reads that are considered too scary, corrupting or just plain unsuitable for young minds and are taken out of school libraries or confined to the unreachable tops of family bookshelves (to be read in secret). Here’s what we’ve got planned

Top 10 modern classics to read before you’re 10

Author Mary Sebag Montefiore got everyone going when she shared her favourite classic books - so we’ve come up with our own list of fantastic modern classics that we think will be read for centuries to come

The best horrible history facts ever

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary and the stage-adaptor and actor Neal Foster got together to pick their all time favourite horrible history facts…

I Am Malala – cover reveal

Malala Yousafzai’s inspiring story has been retold for teens. It’s not in the shops until November but you can see the new cover and read the first chapter now!

The 10 best Hunger Games quotes that show Katniss’s strength

She inspired a revolution, outwitted the Capitol and remains the most skilled female archer in literature. As the last film of the series The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 hits the screens, we’re celebrating Katniss Everdeen’s heroicism with our 10 favourite Katniss quotes from all three books