Books
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
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
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
Less, Andrew Sean Greer: Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous, Manu Joseph

Less, Andrew Sean Greer: Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous, Manu Joseph
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
Unthinkable, Helen Thomson: Dreams Must Explain Themselves, Ursula K. Le Guin

Unthinkable, Helen Thomson: Dreams Must Explain Themselves, Ursula K. Le Guin
Cracking the secret library code of elderly ladies

Cracking the secret library code of elderly ladies
Hilton Als, White Girls: Denis Johnson, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

Hilton Als, White Girls: Denis Johnson, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
London’s Human Library is the storytelling antidote to our age of exclusion

