Books
Children’s author Michael Rosen on how to have a laugh with your inner child

Children’s author Michael Rosen on how to have a laugh with your inner child
The Old Religion, Martyn Waites: Steve Cavanagh, Thirteen

The Old Religion, Martyn Waites: Steve Cavanagh, Thirteen
More than 400 indie bookshops are celebrating Independent Bookshop Week

More than 400 indie bookshops are celebrating Independent Bookshop Week
Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students

Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students
Cressida Cowell: “I always felt I could never measure up to my dad”

Cressida Cowell: “I always felt I could never measure up to my dad”
Former homeless writers on the lasting impact of Orwell’s ‘Down And Out’

Former homeless writers on the lasting impact of Orwell’s ‘Down And Out’
Theory of Bastards, Audrey Schulman: I Still Dream, James Smythe

Theory of Bastards, Audrey Schulman: I Still Dream, James Smythe
Ben Myers, Under the Rock; Dan Tyte, The Offline Project

Ben Myers, Under the Rock; Dan Tyte, The Offline Project
The Insomnia Museum, Laurie Canciani: The Lives of the Surrealists, Morris

The Insomnia Museum, Laurie Canciani: The Lives of the Surrealists, Morris
Dan Snow on being a loser, foreign girlfriends and the smell of South London

Dan Snow on being a loser, foreign girlfriends and the smell of South London
West, Carys Davies: Dancing Bears, Witold Szablowski

West, Carys Davies: Dancing Bears, Witold Szablowski
The Art of Losing Control, Jules Evans; Sleepy Head, Henry Nicholls

The Art of Losing Control, Jules Evans; Sleepy Head, Henry Nicholls
An indie bookshop is getting strangers to buy each other books on Twitter

An indie bookshop is getting strangers to buy each other books on Twitter
London’s 24-year-old poet laureate is revitalising the voice of youth poetry

London’s 24-year-old poet laureate is revitalising the voice of youth poetry
Adult literacy scheme Quick Reads is saved from closure by author Jojo Moyes

Adult literacy scheme Quick Reads is saved from closure by author Jojo Moyes
Travelling in a Strange Land, David Park: Johnny Ruin, Dan Dalton

Travelling in a Strange Land, David Park: Johnny Ruin, Dan Dalton
No Turning Back, Rania Abouzeid: Black Sugar, Miguel Bonnefoy

No Turning Back, Rania Abouzeid: Black Sugar, Miguel Bonnefoy
Unthinkable, Helen Thomson: Dreams Must Explain Themselves, Ursula K. Le Guin
