Literature

Neneh Cherry among shortlisted women authors

#Merky Books winner wants to write for 'next gen of black boys'

Young writers on Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist

Community library to close after 76 years

'I've never read Gaskell - now I write in her home'

'I was lucky to be Sir Terry Pratchett's agent'

Donald Trump's niece in Hay Festival line up

The scientist who got stuck in a giant spider's web

Books need to reflect pupils' lives - Lenny Henry

Real-life shipwreck story wins major book award

Neil Gaiman says nanny's allegations are 'a sham'

Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'terrifying' writer's block during pregnancy

Guernsey library announced as UK award finalist

Celebrity line-up set to host at Literary Festival

Out of the Silence. Video, 58 minutesOut of the Silence

Neil Gaiman's ex-wife denies trafficking allegations

Woman files civil lawsuit against Neil Gaiman and ex-wife

Bill Gates: We've given away $100bn, but my children won't be poor when I'm gone

Thousands heading to city for literature festival

How to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday

New choir's songs to be based on 10th Century book

Poet grateful mum turned him over to police at 16