River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer is a deeply moving novel about a mother’s desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom. 

A look into some of the best books of the year. 

Rapunzella, Or, Don’t Touch My Hair is a magnificent retelling of Rapunzel that is infused with Afro-Caribbean culture.

Penguin and BBC Studios team up to find new commercial fiction writers through WriteNow. Submissions are open until 8 January.

A reflection on my experience of NaNoWriMo 2022 (National Novel writing month) and some useful tips for next year’s challenge.

James Hyland from Brother Wolf adapts and performs A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens from the perspective of Jacob Marley, in a one-man show about regret, hope, love, and gratitude.

Authors Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone talk about their new book, Merry Little Meet Cute, stripping the word 'fat' of its pejorative meaning, and the importance of self-acceptance and body positivity. 

Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan is an epic fantasy inspired by Chinese mythology.

Amari and the Great Game is the second book in an enchanting series combining fantasy adventure, magic, monsters, and friendships that will warm your heart. 

Nightcrawling is an illuminating novel about poverty, sexual exploitation, and social injustice. 

Spoken word artist, sickle cell advocate, and poetry workshop facilitator Dialectic Dee talks about her EP, her creative process, and how her experience of growing up in the care system influences her art.

NaNoWriMo is a writing challenge that occurs every year in November where writer’s set themselves the challenge of writing a 50,000-page novel in a month.