On Sunday morning, the Barbican’s vast concrete foyer will swap its usual quiet for a buzz of conversation and excitement, and a particular kind of cultural energy: Black British storytelling in all... Read more »
Michael Sheen narrates The Rose Field Sorry your browser does not support audio – but you can download here and listen $https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2025/10/15/The_Guardian_Extract.mp3 She washed herself as well as she could in the... Read more »
Bryan Washington, Rabih Alameddine and Karen Russell are among the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards. The three authors will compete in the fiction category alongside Megha Majumdar and Ethan Rutherford.... Read more »
Ready to start planning your book club selections for 2026? We’re here to help. These books have all been published in hardcover or paperback within the last year (or will be soon),... Read more »
America’s burgeoning fleet of book bikes Oct 03 2025 The United States is in a literacy crisis. In 2023, a survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 28%... Read more »
Helen Garner, one of Australia’s most acclaimed authors, is set to publish a new book in November about the Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial. The book follows the story of Patterson, an... Read more »
A new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting... Read more »
One of the perks of parenthood, it is often said, is to relive the joys of one’s youth, to share with your child everything you once loved—especially books. Before I was a... Read more »
Reading a duology, trilogy, or longer series with your book club can be a special experience. Discussing linked books set in the same universe allows you to take an extended journey together,... Read more »