Michael Caine announces debut thriller to be published in November

Bram Stoker’s Dracula inspired by writings of maverick Scotswoman

Call for new writers of colour as entries open for the 4thWrite short story prize

Children’s enjoyment of writing has fallen to ‘crisis point’, research finds

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Libraries should be ‘ringfenced and protected’, Malorie Blackman says

Utah school district that banned Bible considers removing Book of Mormon

Group suing Arkansas says book ban law seeks to ‘criminalize librarians’

Author Ama Ata Aidoo, ‘an inspiration to feminists everywhere’, dies aged 81

Caster Semenya to publish ‘unflinching’ memoir with Stormzy’s #Merky Books

Salman Rushdie to write a book about being stabbed on stage

Trump election reframed TV version of The Handmaid’s Tale, says Atwood

Trump accuser E Jean Carroll writes romance novel with ex-president’s niece

Vaseem Khan becomes first person of colour to chair Crime Writers’ Association