Wizard
Millions of fans have signed up to JK Rowling's digital experience to cast spells and fight duels, with more interactivity and The Chamber of Secrets promised 'soon'Hogwarts, the wizarding school at the centre of the Harry Potter books, can now count 3...
Maurice Sendak: roaring tributes pour in for ‘grumpy, magical’ writer
The death of the Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak has prompted a surge of salutes in the book worldThe world of books has been roaring its terrible roars in tribute to the much-loved Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak, who d...
Wild Thing
The death of the Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak has prompted a surge of salutes in the book worldThe world of books has been roaring its terrible roars in tribute to the much-loved Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak, who d...
Can a fictional character take you over?
A new US study suggests readers may change their behaviour to emulate a fictional character – so who's gotten under your skin?Good lord above! If this is really true then I dread to think what havoc is wreaked by people who've just finished reading A...
Fifty Shades of Grey banned from Florida libraries
Bestselling erotic novel removed from shelves in Brevard County as other US libraries make the most of title's popularityIt's the fastest selling book of the year in the UK but British author EL James's erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey is just too por...
Unseen Le Petit Prince pages land for auction
Experts have discovered two unpublished pages from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince which cast new light on the children's classic and will be auctioned in MayRare unpublished pages from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince, which she...
Egyptian writers in plea for Gaza permits to attend PalFest
Authors, bloggers and journalists want to reach the city to take part in the Palestine festival of literatureEgyptian authors, bloggers, journalists and revolutionaries are calling on their government to issue permits for them to enter Gaza and partici...
Arthur C Clarke award goes to Jane Rogers
Author's first venture into science fiction, The Testament of Jessie Lamb, beats some of the biggest names in the genreJane Rogers' vision of a world crippled by biological terrorism, The Testament of Jessie Lamb, has won the UK's top prize for science...
Huge rise in ebook sales offsets decline in printed titles
Despite an increase in digital sales of 366% last year, printed books remain the choice for the majority of readers, figures showConsumer ebook sales in the UK increased by 366% last year helping to offset a decline in the market for printed books, acc...
Carol Ann Duffy to bring folk tales to stage for Christmas
Poet laureate will retell classic stories for Royal Exchange Manchester's winter show Rats' TalesPoet laureate Carol Ann Duffy is to retell classic folk stories including The Pied Piper of Hamelin for the theatre this Christmas.Duffy is collaborating w...
‘African Booker’ shortlist offers an alternative view of continent
Caine prize judges wade through 'a lot of uninspired prose' to list five stories that 'enlarge our concept of Africa'Five stories which avoid the "stereotypical narratives" of African fiction have been shortlisted for the Caine prize for African writin...
Stephen King: I’m rich, tax me
In an expletive-filled condemnation of America's tax system, the bestselling novelist, who donates $4m a year to charity, says wealthy Americans have a 'moral imperative' to pay higher taxesBestselling novelist Stephen King, who gives away $4m (£2.5m)...
