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Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin has teased Ten Thousand Ships, a new spin-off of the fantasy epic series.

A fond but frank memoir of an eccentric showbiz family shaped by tragedy

Brie Larson might have captivated audiences in Lessons in Chemistry, but how much of the series was inspired by real events?

The book tells the story of a fictional fourth grader who runs a secret library of banned books

The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has rejected the state Board of Education's attempt to determine what books are available in public school libraries

Rachel Cusk is an author some British reviewers love to hate. Take her new book for example, one reviewer at the Times derided the author as “one of our truly world-class misérables”, trivialising and reviling what she calls “a plotless, introspective book about how hard it is to be Rachel…

Letters: Readers take issue with letters that were patronising, or claimed not to have heard of the pop phenomenon

The British athlete nailed chic tailoring with a pair of statement heels

The colouring books have already sold out

Wonky-toned story follows Dunham as a journalist visiting Poland, and Fry as her cuddly European dad, both trying to get to grips with family history