Philip Pullman has been outspoken in his criticism of Donald Trump, so his forthcoming fantasy trilogy ‘The Book of Dust’, about the struggle between despotism and free speech, will certainly be read allegorically
Employing sensitivity readers to flag up racist, sexist or offensive content in books is commonplace now in the world of publishing as an additional check
The pair's Twitter spat began on Sunday
‘What can I tell you about it? The first thing to say is that Lyra is at the centre of the story’
The entire book will take 32,567 Tweets in total
Despite the escapist nature of these romance novels, there is a considerable amount of realism contained within their pages
When sci-fi comic 2000AD was launched, it was assumed it would fold long before its titular year. Now as it enters, incredibly, its fifth decade, David Pollock finds that its subversive, anti-authoritarian take on the future is perhaps more important than ever
Legendary weekly sci-fi comic 2000AD celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. How has it endured when so many others perished, and why is it so loved? David Barnett offers 40 reasons
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s new collection of short stories about displacement and exile are an antidote to Donald Trump’s plan to ban refugees from entering America
'Autofiction' has an important role to play in this new post-truth world
Public Lending Right released the figures which revealed the top 10 most-borrowed books, as well as the top 10 most-borrowed authors
Under the codename of Silver, Bhagat Ram Talwar spied for Britain, Germany, Russia, Japan and Italy in the space of five years during the Second World War, but author Mihir Bose uncovers how his true loyalties lay with Indian independence
Bloomsbury is celebrating all things concerning the Wizarding World, in events taking place all over the globe in celebration of Hogwarts' professors
Paul Auster’s hefty book of 866 pages, about a New Jersey man who leads four parallel lives, requires a great deal of concentration and commitment from the reader, but is well worth getting stuck into
Outside of penning/establishing about the most successful fantasy series/franchise of all time, J.K. Rowling has carved out a successful career as a political Twitter pundit and general troll destroyer nonpareil.
The Prize celebrates exceptional works of fiction and non-fiction that have breached the worlds of health and medicine
The astounding cover was designed by Joe Quinones
The feminist author has pulled the publication of How to Be Heard after Milo Yiannopoulos received a high-profile publishing deal from Simon & Schuster
As students we’re buried in reading and assignments. But if you want to increase your knowledge, get out your comfort zone and entertain yourself, the original Classics aren’t a bad place to start