A rundown of the best TV, film, music and live performances from the past year

With several awards already in the bag, could Whitehead's The Underground Railroad be a shoo-in for the Man Booker?

Shamsie poses tough competition with this touching retelling of a Greek myth.

Smith's most recent novel has been labelled the first telling Post-Brexit work.

On the twentieth anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Voice Reporters look back on lessons learnt.

Read Arts Award Education Manager Annabel Thomas's review of The Stars at Oktober Bend - a CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title

Read Alan Lynch's (Arts Award Support Officer, Education) review for Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, one of the CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted titles

This year we are thrilled to be working closely with CILIP and the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards to help spread the word that not only is reading great fun, it can also contribute to achieving an Arts Award!

Read Arts Award Associate (Museum, Heritage and Libraries) Caroline Bray's review for Wolf Hollow, CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlisted title

Hexham Book Festival is running from 28th April - 7th May featuring some top authors and writers and a whole host of interesting events.

Cambridge Literature Festival is running from 18th-23rd of March, with a whole host of events on more than just books.

Can reading be used as therapy? Ellen Orange explores the potential and the pitfalls of 'Books on Prescription'