Books
Stormzy’s #Merky will give young writers a much-needed break into publishing

Stormzy’s #Merky will give young writers a much-needed break into publishing
Banksy has offered to help keep Bristol’s libraries open

Banksy has offered to help keep Bristol’s libraries open
Wild Signs and Star Paths, Tristan Gooley; Milkman, Anna Burns

Wild Signs and Star Paths, Tristan Gooley; Milkman, Anna Burns
A petition has been launched to give independent bookshops tax relief

A petition has been launched to give independent bookshops tax relief
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
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
Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’

Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’
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
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
Less, Andrew Sean Greer: Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous, Manu Joseph
