Boys ‘mustn’t be afraid of female-led books’, says author Joanne Harris
Teaching must change to prevent violence against women, she said at Hay festival, also speaking on narratives of menopause
Raised by addicts, abused, neglected, broke: how Katriona O’Sullivan escaped her fate
Pregnant at 15, and soon to be homeless, O’Sullivan never expected to succeed – but became a leading academic. The author of Poor talks about everything that conspired to keep her down – and her ‘miraculous and rare’ ascent
‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees
Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon
Donald Hinds obituary
Writer, teacher and historian whose book Journey to an Illusion provided an insight into the lives of postwar Black immigrants
The Guardian view on US book bans: time to fight back
Editorial: Censorship is surging thanks to an organised rightwing minority targeting books on LGBTQ and Black characters and issues
‘The public stigmatizes them’: what it’s like being a teacher in America
A new book focuses on three teachers working in the US and the many difficulties they face in an increasingly untenable system
The big idea: how can England’s universities survive?
The government’s laissez-faire approach has imperilled the whole system. It’s time for a radical rethink
The teacher who saved my life: Terri White goes back to school
As a young child, Terri White’s home was a place of sexual violence and fear. But there was always one place she felt safe: school. Here she confronts her past – and meets the teacher who never let her down
Poetry can move souls and thrum hearts: why wouldn’t we teach our children about it?
A dispiriting new survey has found that nearly a quarter of schools teach poetry only once a year or less. What a shame that is, says children’s laureate, Joseph Coelho
Many UK primary schoolchildren ‘drastically’ missing out on poetry
Research in January by Macmillan and CLPE found limited books and lack of teacher support means majority study or hear poetry less than once a week
The world can be overwhelming for children – that’s why I’ve reduced it to 100 people
My book makes daunting statistics easy to understand, opening young people up to different ways of thinking about the world, says children’s writer Jackie McCann
A moment that changed me: I was a personal trainer – then my teenage cousin pushed me to go to university
The tutor on my exercise science course pointed me towards literature, and I began to read voraciously. It was the start of a love affair that led to my first novel
The Guardian view on children’s reading: a gift that should be for all
Editorial: With stressed families less likely to have time and money to spare for books, young readers are losing out. It’s time to boost school libraries
Books by female authors studied by just 2% of GCSE pupils, finds study
Campaigners urge exam boards to diversify English literature set texts to challenge rising misogyny
Cost-of-living crisis: one in five parents spend less on books for their children
Survey of more than 3,000 parents across Great Britain found 40% are struggling financially, with parents increasingly relying on school libraries