From The Twits to the Gruffalo… Quentin Blake, Cressida Cowell, Axel Sheffler, Lauren Child and more reveal how they bring children’s books to life ...

A British and American film crew descend on the Northern Irish city to film a drama about the Troubles, in a keenly observed and snappily written debut ...

From Frederick Douglass to Obama, Ben Rhodes shares the speeches that explain the US in his new book, All We Say ...

Former PM’s essay on Labour’s self-delusion shows he is the perfect person to provide such a critique ...

A personal exploration of the sounds that defined a community, from Soul II Soul to Dizzee Rascal ...

Shortlisted for the Women’s prize, this story of a writer’s infatuation with an older woman begins with bracing verve ...

A new book looks back at the work of artist and journalist Garry Trudeau and how he told the story of a country’s highs and lows through a comic strip ...

Now in its 10th year, the £1,000 competition is held by publisher 4th Estate and the Guardian, and open to Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers in the UK and Ireland ...

Duffy wrote novels, plays and poetry, campaigned for gay rights, and was a ‘tireless advocate’ for authors’ rights ...

The second series of Rivals has put the bestselling author’s brand of saucy jollity back on screen, but what is her bonkbuster nonpareil?

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The polarising translator of the Odyssey and the Iliad sets out her philosophy in this fascinating collection ...