Spellbook forms part of exhibition of Hebrew works at British Library
Show delayed by lockdown set to open at London library in September
Don’t expect any more historical fiction from me, says Hilary Mantel
Writer tells Edinburgh festival audience she wants to focus on short stories and theatre
Fiction readers have made best leaders in Covid-19 crisis, says Val McDermid
Crime author argues ministers who read only political biographies are limited in vision
Harry and Meghan insist on privacy. Apart from when they’re the ones doing the dishing
A new book will invite derision and give yet more ammunition to their detractors
Johny Pitts: ‘Multiculturalism has been hijacked by the global elite’
This is how we can reclaim it for everyday life
‘It’s a mega year!’: book trade braces for autumn onslaught of major new titles
After the lockdown, hundreds of delayed titles are expected this autumn including many household names vying for Christmas success
Ian McKellen: UK government ‘underestimated’ public on Covid lockdown
At live-streamed event, actor says people weren’t trusted ‘to be grown up’ and follow restrictions during coronavirus outbreak
‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debuts under their real names
The Reclaim Her Name project, marking 25 years of the Women’s prize for fiction, will introduce titles including Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans
Fury at Cottages.com and Hoseasons over cancelled and double bookings
Michael Rosen is among the customers whose holiday rental was re-let to others
Michael Rosen completes new book after long battle with Covid-19
Author, who was in intensive care for 47 days, says he has written Rigatoni the Pasta Cat after returning home to the ‘friendly blanket’ of writing
Support funds for UK authors hit by pandemic are running out
The Society of Authors, which raised £1.1m for writers struggling but ineligible for government help, says money is low but crisis remains acute
Derry theatre remembers lives lost to the Troubles and Covid-19
A socially distanced audience will sit among objects recalling Northern Ireland’s prolonged conflict and the pandemic in a piece about mourning
Intimate letters reveal Simone de Beauvoir’s role as an agony aunt
Inspired by the author’s unconventional love life, thousands of men and women wrote to ask for her advice on sex and sexuality, hidden letters reveal
Winston Churchill waged war on paper over ‘fake news’ photo caption
Depicted as a warmonger, the future PM had a very modern dislike of media criticism, reveals new book
‘A dangerous first step’: Simon Armitage among poets to blast GCSE decision
Poet laureate joins Michael Rosen and Imtiaz Dharker to criticise Ofqual announcement that poetry will be optional next year