Books

Neil Gaiman faces more sexual assault allegations
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Culture
Posted
14 January
Young writers urged to go on a journey
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Guernsey
Posted
12 January
'I feel like we're bringing people together'
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London
Posted
11 January
Our culture isn't fantasy - so stop misusing it for mystical books
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Wales
Posted
5 January
'Love of horror made me a bestselling author'
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
1 January
All the music, TV, film, art and more to get excited about in 2025
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Culture
Posted
1 January
How India's food shortage filled American libraries
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Asia
Posted
30 December 2024
More than 105k books presumed lost from libraries
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Essex
Posted
28 December 2024
The library where books are kept under lock and key. Video, 00:01:20
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Somerset
Posted
27 December 2024
Hollywood stars support Blake Lively over legal complaint
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Culture
Posted
23 December 2024
The Conversation. Women in love with romance. Audio, 27 minutes
Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Can you remember these 2024 culture moments?
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Culture
Posted
21 December 2024
Topsy and Tim author Jean Adamson dies aged 96
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Culture
Posted
18 December 2024
The Everyday Hustle. Harpreet Kaur, Hustle Hitlist Highlights of the Year. Audio, 30 minutes
Harpreet revisits guests' Hitlists, plus hears new recommendations from Asian Network DJs.
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BBC Asian Network
Available for over a year
Viral author who sold two books becomes bestseller
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England
Posted
7 December 2024
Top Chinese language novelist dies in apparent suicide
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Asia
Posted
4 December 2024
Storytime sessions encouraging children to read
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Cornwall
Posted
28 November 2024
Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies
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Culture
Posted
25 November 2024
Cinnamon the capybara stars in new children's book
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Shropshire
Posted
23 November 2024
Plan to close 13 Aberdeenshire libraries announced
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Scotland
Posted
15 November 2024
Christy Brown book returned to Irish library after 53 years
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Europe
Posted
15 November 2024
Secret Sussex. Inside Worthing's hidden basement. Audio, 7 minutes
Ancient maps, priceless books and a ghostly guardian.
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BBC Radio Sussex
Available for over a year
British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker with space story
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Culture
Posted
12 November 2024
Award-winning author backs new school library
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Norfolk
Posted
11 November 2024