literature
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
Penned Up creator David Kendall on curating a decade of inspirational literary events in prisons, with Nick Cave among the guest speakers
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
In Middlemarch, many of the characters suffer from ‘the debris of history’ – things haven’t changed
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
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?
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’
