What are your favourite non-fiction books from childhood?
Which non-fiction books do you remember from your younger days? Let's get nostalgic
Ray Billington obituary
Maverick philosopher who fell in and out of love with God
DJ O’Connor obituary
Philosopher who developed a distinctive view of truth
Bill Moggridge obituary
Designer of the world's first laptop, the Grid Compass
Number of children reading for fun has fallen since 2005, study reveals
More than a fifth of children never read in their own time, according to research
Iris Murdoch letters reveal love for close friend Philippa Foot
Lottery money secures collection of 250 letters written to fellow philosopher and one-time lover between 1940s and 1990s
Sixth-formers treat yourself: read a book
Tweeters and texters may turn their noses up at the good old novel – but they're missing out on one of life's greatest pleasures
My belated thank you to Liz Lochhead
One day in the early 80s, the poet Liz Lochhead got a blank reception from a bunch of young students. David Barnett was one of them – and says she inspired him to be a writer
Children’s authors attack plans for phonics reading test
Authors led by former children's laureate Michael Rosen say plans pose threat to reading for pleasure in primary schools
Michael Stokes obituary
Scholar of ancient Greek literature and philosophy who changed our understanding of how Plato combined the two
‘From PhD to BBC’: are academic historians too hungry for fame?
Does a great piece of history writing have to address itself to one readership over another? John Gallagher argues that history can be both popular and academically rigorous
Southampton University library: the resource revolution will be digitised
The University of Southampton library has been digitising its resources to bring printed content to life online. Julian Ball explains how and why it's been done
Which books could teachers use to encourage reluctant readers?
From Spiderman comics to the classics, what was the book that fired your love for reading? Share your favourites in the comments below
Why Marxism is on the rise again
Capitalism is in crisis across the globe – but what on earth is the alternative? Well, what about the musings of a certain 19th-century German philosopher? Yes, Karl Marx is going mainstream – and goodness knows where it will end
Oxford University Press fined £1.9m over bribery by African subsidiary firms
Fine follows high court action brought by Serious Fraud Office over OUP subsidiaries based in Kenya and Tanzania