The Father Ted writer tells the BBC he stands by his online posts which led to his arrest last week. Author's new novel, What We Can Know, offers a glimpse into a very different Britain 100 years from ...

A girl who felt there were not enough books with lead characters from minority backgrounds decided to write her own novel.

Jacqueline Wilson has been writing for more than five decades and has published hundreds of books. She describes her new ...

The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ...

Author Sally Rooney said she did not travel to the UK to collect a book prize this week as she was concerned she may be ...

The bookshelf is stacked with stars from the literary and entertainment worlds as The Big Scottish Book Club returns, hosted once again by writer Damian Barr. Now in its seventh series, the BBC ...

But inside this unassuming building lies a hidden treasure: rare books worth thousands. In April 2022, some of these books were stolen, including historic editions by Alexander Pushkin. According to ...

Mayor Jason Perry apologised, saying the way the books had been treated was "unacceptable" and promised action against the contractors responsible. It is understood they were employed by the council ...

The Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis". The tax is is one of the highest in the world. Culture Minister Jacob ...