literature
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
The ‘Big Three’ sci-fi writers of the mid-20th century all made predictions that would come to pass
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
Intelligence services now push messages through an array of digital media; back in the Cold War, the CIA used books and publishing
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
DESIblitz literature festival runs in Birmingham until 2 November
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?
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’
How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
