It’s an intriguing title. The Book of Before & After sounds like a novel by Philip Pullman. In fact it is a translation of ...

David Fickling Books, the publishers of Bunny Vs Monkey by Jamie Smart is officially no longer a "small publisher" ...

A Fix Of Light, the debut YA book from author Kel Menton, is a trans love story with a dark magical twist - read an extract ...

You can’t sit with these fantasy series. Seriously, these fantasy books are so popular that they sit at the cool kid’s table ...

Philip Pullman is a renowned British author best known for his His Dark Materials trilogy, which served as the basis for the TV series of the same name as well as the movie The Golden Compass.

Following an Index investigation into banned books in UK school libraries, the annual celebration has taken on a new meaning ...

For World Book Day, we explore 9 literary locations in the UK behind beloved children's stories, from The Lion, the Witch and ...

Sensitivity readers can be a valuable resource for authors navigating complex issues of race, culture and sexuality, but at what cost? Writers appearing at the Hong Kong International Literary ...

He co-wrote the series alongside Jack Thorne (who wrote the recent TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” and also the terrible Harry Potter stage play). “Adolescence’s ...

We had our adult children home over Carnival, which is always a good time for them to reconnect with their former classmates. Our son finished parade night by playing darts with old friends. The next ...

In 2023, British children’s publisher Puffin updated the work of author Roald Dahl to exorcise perceptions of bias and prejudice. Their goal was to retrofit the work for new generations of ...