literature
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend

My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
When I write stories I can try on different voices. It’s still an adventure, writes Way of Telling author Xandra Bingley
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Five books to read to get under the skin of the great novelist Charles Dickens
Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year

Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year
Children are talking about peace, artificial intelligence and – of course – six-seven. Here’s why it matters
Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters
Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters
Taylor Swift is right to call herself an ‘English teacher’. I would know, I am one
Taylor Swift is right to call herself an ‘English teacher’. I would know, I am one
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz
It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along

It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
‘Future is as shaky as its ever been’: Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?

‘Future is as shaky as its ever been’: Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
