Learning to read in a foreign language has taught me to embrace ambiguity – one sentence at a time
In striving to understand Japanese books and comics, I’ve adopted the habits of a weightlifter: I find my comfort zone then push beyond it
‘It’s been life-changing’: meet the adults making big changes later in life
Some people never learn to read or swim or even cook as children - but with the right spirit there’s still time to make things right
Morag Styles obituary
First professor of children’s poetry at Cambridge, who also worked to promote the teaching, dissemination and understanding of Caribbean poetry
Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white
The book will no longer be studied at GCSE in Wales because many find the racial slurs upsetting. That’s culture war fodder, but it shouldn’t be, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey
Keith Rutter obituary
Other lives: Historian and numismatist of ancient Greece and wrote the standard work on the coinages of ancient Naples and Campania
Martin Corrick obituary
Other lives: Teacher and writer who set up Gosport Men’s Shed
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
Joyce Crick obituary
Other lives: Lecturer in German literature at the University of London and translator of works by Freud
‘I’m a mixed Black female historical re-enactor in a sea of men with beards’
Not everyone would want to spend their weekends dressed in a tunic fighting medieval battles, but my love of re-enacting is rooted in keeping history alive
‘Significant’ drop in racially minoritised characters in children’s books, report says
Share of children’s books featuring characters who fall into this category fell from 30% in 2022 to 17% in 2023, CLPE survey finds
Ted Honderich obituary
Colourful philosopher whose readiness to examine current controversies sometimes brought him notoriety
The Gruffalo’s illustrator launches book to help UK pupils learn German
Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first language
‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors?
England has long adopted the version of events informed by the Victorians’ biases and neuroses. But what is behind the flood of 21st-century retellings, including the new TV series The Mirror and the Light?
Emma Calder obituary
Animator and illustrator whose film Beware of Trains led to a retrospective of her work in Austria in 2023
Dame Janet Nelson obituary
Historian who combined impeccable scholarship with a high degree of empathy towards figures past and present