Books
Entering our crime writing competition? We want courage and audacity

Entering our crime writing competition? We want courage and audacity
Alex T Smith’s top 5 books everyone should read before they’re 12

Alex T Smith’s top 5 books everyone should read before they’re 12
‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug

‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug
Win a two-book publishing deal in our hunt for the next great crime writer

Win a two-book publishing deal in our hunt for the next great crime writer
Ian Rankin and Val McDermid condemn plans to close 16 Aberdeen libraries

Ian Rankin and Val McDermid condemn plans to close 16 Aberdeen libraries
The Friend, Sigrid Nunez: The Rite of Spring, Gillian Moore

The Friend, Sigrid Nunez: The Rite of Spring, Gillian Moore
Using more than one language matters now more than ever

Using more than one language matters now more than ever
Helen Lederer’s top 5 funny books written by women

Helen Lederer’s top 5 funny books written by women
Ken Liu’s ‘Broken Stars’ is another big bang for Chinese sci-fi

Ken Liu’s ‘Broken Stars’ is another big bang for Chinese sci-fi
How the world’s loneliest whale inspired a kids tale about human connection

How the world’s loneliest whale inspired a kids tale about human connection
How the USSR’s identical housing blocks reflected each state’s own identity

How the USSR’s identical housing blocks reflected each state’s own identity
Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff

Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff
Holocaust survivor Hédi Fried answers some of the questions she’s often asked

Holocaust survivor Hédi Fried answers some of the questions she’s often asked
Listen to David Keenan reading an extract from upcoming ‘For the Good Times’

Listen to David Keenan reading an extract from upcoming ‘For the Good Times’
Listen to David Tennant reading a very magical Wizards of Once bedtime story

Listen to David Tennant reading a very magical Wizards of Once bedtime story
Watch Matt Haig and Andy Burrows looking on the bright side in a toxic world

Watch Matt Haig and Andy Burrows looking on the bright side in a toxic world
Smombies, Schmoos and Parennials: These were 2018’s weirdest new words



