Fewer than one in 10 boys aged 14 to 16 in the UK read daily, according to research, which found reading for pleasure was being crowded out of teenage lives by schoolwork,... Read more »
My earliest reading memoryI was taught to read quite early, at five or six, probably so that I would sit quietly and not be a nuisance to the adults. And it worked.... Read more »
Sally Rooney has hailed the high court’s decision that it was unlawful to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws as a victory for civil liberties in Britain. Ministers suffered a humiliating legal... Read more »
Every January, thousands of readers log on to Goodreads, Instagram or TikTok and make the same declaration: this is the year I read 50 books. Or 75. Or 100. Screenshots of spreadsheets circulate, templates... Read more »
1. ‘Men in their 60s used Polaroids from the 1970s as their profile pictures’ Actor Pauline Tomlin at home in Leeds. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian “It’s a very barren landscape for... Read more »
Dear BookBrowsers, In this issue, we’re excited to announce our Top 20 Books of 2025 and the four Award Winners among them. We also have extensive coverage of write-in nominees this year,... Read more »
The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey (Hutchinson Heinemann, £16.99)Most of the action in Godfrey’s second novel takes place during the Live Aid concert on 13 July 1985, at a barbecue hosted by the Gordon... Read more »
‘The Charli xcx music evoked the spirit of the book’ My group of six English teachers – aged from 30 to 54 – saw the film on Friday. We are still processing... Read more »