Horror meets fantasy at Year of Reading library event organised with Close Encounters
The worlds of horror and fantasy collide at Bedford Central Library, for another great literary event as part…
Lessons (and an apology) from the Sun-Times CEO on that AI-generated book list
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, a seasonal edition went out to Chicago Sun-Times newspaper subscribers. The cover showed…
The Week Junior Books Awards 2025 winners revealed
NewsSep 29, 2025by Maia Snow Clare Harlow The 2025 winners of The Week Junior Book Awards have been revealed…
Walker Books prioritising ‘brand-focused publishing’, Belinda Ioni Rasmussen tells Children’s Conference
NewsSep 29, 2025by Maia Snow Belinda Ioni Rasmussen The president of the children’s publisher, Walker Books, Belinda Ioni Rasmussen,…
‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says | Books
The number of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to a new study. Researchers…
‘Astonishingly rare’ The Hobbit book sells for ‘record-breaking’ sum
Clara BullockBBC News, Somerset and Chloe HarcombeBBC News, West of England Book found during clear-out fetches £43,000 at…
‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic | Books
As the second world war reached its height, the winter of 1943-4 was one of the coldest of the…
Book Review: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
The novel Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors was published in May of 2024. It is an intricately woven…
Stolen WWII ledger returned to St Luke’s church in Toowoomba
An irreplaceable memorial book from St Luke’s Anglican Church in Toowoomba has been found a month after it…
Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading | Denmark
Denmark is to stop charging VAT on books in an attempt to get more people reading. At 25%,…
St. John and the London Book Review’s new café makes for a delicious pairing
In Bloomsbury, London’s literary heart, a new partnership has emerged between the London Book Review (LRB) and nose-to-tail…
FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 — the shortlist
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…