Books

'Philip Pullman taught me English at school'

Agatha Christie meets Mr Men in new children's books

Author Philip Pullman calls on government to act over 'wicked' AI scraping

Grandma's books helping autistic children

'The library is an important part of my week'

Children's authors visit island for book week

Bus and train passengers urged to get on board for book week

'Stewards' of historic bookshop celebrate 75 years

When Kevin Met Sadie: The books that 'opened the way for a generation'

Reese Witherspoon on writing a thriller: 'What do girls in bikinis have to do with solving crime?'

Helen Fielding on creating Bridget Jones 30 years ago. Video, 00:01:29Helen Fielding on creating Bridget Jones 30 years ago

Witness History. My aunt created The Moomins. Audio, 11 minutesWitness History

Why we still love The Moomins - 80 years on

Oscar Wilde's library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction

Witness History. Helen Fielding: The creator of Bridget Jones. Audio, 11 minutesWitness History

Stephen Graham hopes father-son book will 'continue the message of Adolescence'

New group to reopen community library in capital

Witness History. Jorge Luis Borges: 'Father' of Latin American fiction. Audio, 11 minutesWitness History

Witness History. Wallander and the rise of Nordic Noir. Audio, 10 minutesWitness History

Murals celebrate city's book-lovers and bookshops

Couple realise 'absolute dream' of opening bookshop

Weekly quiz: What did Queen Camilla say about Jilly Cooper?

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Literature Prize