Belgrade Theatre Coventry has unveiled further details of its Spring 2027 season, bringing an extensive programme of drama, comedy,

A total of 43 books shortlisted across six categories; the Adult’s Wainwright Prize, including the Prize for Nature Writing, the Prize for Conservation Writing and the Prize for Illustrative Books; and The Children’s Wainwright Prize, including the

The Wainwright Prize 2026 shortlist has been unveiled.

A total of 68 books across five categories in the running for this year's prizes, selected from an initial field of over 350 submissions

Discover what an epigraph is, why authors use them, where to find them, and how to choose the perfect quotation for your novel—while discovering other great epigraphs across literature.

The Summer 2026 edition of Education Choices Magazine includes Piers Torday reflecting on the natural world.

Who would be a child made famous by a book? A.A. Milne’s son, immortalised as the teddy-trailing Christopher Robin in the ‘Pooh’ books, became a global celebrity and was remorselessly bullied at school for the privilege. Alastair, the spoilt offspring who inspired Kenneth Grahame’s Mr Toad in The Wind in the Willows, felt moved to

The Week Junior Book Awards has unveiled its 2026 shortlist, with 73 books nominated across 12 categories including Picture Book, Poetry, Audiobook and Older and Younger Fiction.

National Theatre Nationwide, a landmark partnership with 12 leading theatres across all nine regions of England aimed at expanding access to

The scheme launches with The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

The venue has mapped out a year of productions

Tree Thing by Piers Torday; That’s It! Said the Dandelion by Nicola Reddy; and more

A very special feature length episode of The Folklore Podcast, with a panel consisting of the cream of those people associated with the classic children's title THE BOX OF DELIGHTS.

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired world rights for Piers Torday’s first non-fiction book.

I love the 'Chronicles of Narnia'. While there are things to be critical of CS Lewis' series (see Phillip Pullman) there is also so much to admire. Quite simply, Narnia weaves a certain kind of timeless magic. So, I think it is incredibly brave for

The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and the National Literacy Trust have announced the shortlist for the 2026 Ruth Rendell Award, which recognises the writer or author who has had the most significant influence on literacy in the UK

Our children's books of the month list with new picture books, fiction & non-fiction books for children & young adults aged 5-16.

In this interview, Piers shares how adapting plays for the stage creates bursts of income that sometimes last for years.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Vigil by George Saunders and Glyph by Ali Smith.

Sally Morris reviews the best childrens books out now