Amy Winehouse’s journal entries to be published in new book
Family-approved book will also feature handwritten lyrics and personal photos and will be published two weeks before the singer would have turned 40
Children read almost 25% more books last year, UK and Ireland study finds
What Kids Are Reading report found communities on sites such as TikTok helped stimulate interest in reading
Letter from King Charles to be included in new Trump book, report says
Letters to Trump reportedly contains 150 messages from key figures also including Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan
Never too late: over-50s urged to write fiction with prize for debut novel
Award launched at London book fair aims to help older authors take the plunge and submit a first work
Hilary Mantel was working on ‘mashup’ of Jane Austen novels before her death
Wolf Hall trilogy author remembered at memorial service at Southwark cathedral on Thursday
‘Chilling’ arrest of French publisher by UK counter-terrorism police condemned
Éditions la Fabrique says foreign rights manager Ernest Moret was held for several hours and asked ‘disturbing questions’ about his political opinions
Pioneering publisher Margaret Busby named new president of PEN
The editor, writer and literary critic who was the UK’s first Black female publisher will replace Philippe Sands
International Booker prize reveals ‘very cool and very sexy’ shortlist
Two of the six books are translated from languages that have never featured before in the prize
007 meets the occult: why spies and sorcerers are a perfect fit in fiction
Espionage and magic share codes, secrets and rituals and a new cohort of writers are now casting their literary spells
Granta reveals its pick of future star British novelists
The journal’s once-in-a-decade selection of the best fiction writers under 40 has broadened its selection of 20 to include authors who ‘regard the UK as their home’
Quick lit: vending machines dispense false eyelashes, milk – and now books
The UK vending market, having recovered from lockdown, is experiencing huge growth – but is not yet in Japan’s league
‘All the details that were missing’: Harry Potter fans on their hopes for TV series
While many Potterheads celebrated reports of HBO Max show, some feel it would be tainted by JK Rowling’s stance on gender
Put it all down to the infinite wisdom of Winnie the Pooh
Justin Welby is the latest in a long line to link his state of mind to the residents of Hundred Acre Wood
Alice Oseman reveals plans for sixth volume of Heartstopper graphic novels
Forthcoming fifth volume of the hit series was planned to be the last but writer says a sixth book will give characters ‘their final moment to shine’
BBC under threat politically under Conservatives, says Ian McEwan
Novelist compares UK to Hungary in Radio Times interview, while Ken Bruce criticises handling of Radio 2 exit