Hats and Scarves – quiz

We are layering ourselves up for the icy chills of winter, adding a wooly scarf here and a bobble hat there. But how much do you know about these winter warmers in fiction? Are you snuggly warm with your knowledge, or left in the cold? Take our chilly quiz to find out

Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts – review

SophieScribe 'It's just the sort of book I love'

Camp Gold: Running Stars by Christine Ohuruogu – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'There are some amazing characters which really make you laugh!!'

Book doctor’s year: All your questions answered

The BBC isn't the only place to feature a Doctor special this Christmas - here's a bumper bulletin from our very own book doctor featuring all the books she's prescribed this year

Star Crossed by Jo Cotterill – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'I thought all the characters were very well thought about and developed'

A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison – review

Horselover3000: 'This was probably one of the funniest books I have ever read, and one of the only ones that made me laugh out loud!'

Your stories: The Soldier’s Story by Butterfly Rainbow

Butterfly Rainbow: 'My dad took off on the 23rd of January 2004. They were fighting a war in Iraq. Our house seemed so empty without him.'

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

ABitCrazy: 'The story line just wasn't very good and I didn't think you got that attached to the characters'

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien – review

Daveybooks: 'My favourite character was Bilbo Baggins because he never gives up trying to get the gold from the dragon'

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd – review

ramg123: 'When it's time to stop you just can't put it down so you have to read another chapter and another one and another one until you're satisfied'

Do you know your snow? – quiz

There's nothing like a white Christmas. But how well do you know your snow scenes in fiction? Take our quiz and find out if you're a blizzard wizard or a snowflake