How my best friend and I reached Waterstones shelves before we hit twenty.

By turns an autobiography, travelogue and meditation on language, Polly Barton’s Fifty Sounds is an eclectic study on what it means to teach – and learn – a language, as told through fifty mimetic sounds.

Penguin Random House’s $2 billion takeover of rival publisher, Simon & Schuster, will be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority, to assess whether the deal will result in reduced competition.

On the 31st October, Brighton Dome hosted an interview with Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood. 

From Harry Potter to The Book Thief and sci-fi to historical fiction, this month we’re asking what book are you unable to put down, and why?

A fiercely feminist fairytale retelling.

Review of The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Should selfie be a word in the dictionary? Previous editor of the OED John Simpson seems to think so!

Are we ready to let go of the humble book and fully embrace its digital counterpart? Sienna shares the Part C, Form a View, from her Gold Arts Award.

I was 13 when the last Harry Potter Book came out, so as a fan who grew up with these characters, I was both mortified and hugely excited when a new book, albeit a play script, was announced.