Burglar Bill ‘I worked with kids who struggled – this one boy would listen with rapture’ Thirty years ago I was a healthcare assistant working for CAMHS in a major city. It... Read more »
Rachel Clarke, author and physician I’ve just mainlined Rebecca Solnit’s latest collection of essays, No Straight Road Takes You There, in two sittings. It’s such a stirring, sinewy antidote to despair that... Read more »
In the world of literary enthusiasm, celebrity book clubs have become powerhouses of influence. Reese Witherspoon’s picks routinely top bestseller lists, Oprah Winfrey’s selections can catapult unknown authors to stardom, and Jenna... Read more »
The best route to learning to love words in print could well be pictures. This, at least, is the hope of the publishing industry this spring, as it welcomes news that sales... Read more »
Charlotte Wood, author Lioness, the latest from New Zealander Emily Perkins, is about social aspiration and the traps lying in wait for women when money and marriage menacingly collide. Perkins is one... Read more »
Founded in 1947, the Folio Society was once a membership club known for publishing classic tomes and history books, with a customer base of predominantly “old white men”, according to its boss.... Read more »
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David Nicholls has warned his fans not to attempt to visit the locations in his new novel. While those who loved the hit Netflix adaptation of Nichollsâ novel One Day have been... Read more »
More than a quarter of readers of YA are over the age of 28 research shows Apr 30 2024 Report commissioned by HarperCollins shows that uptake in YA fiction in older readers... Read more »