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If there's one author whose books have left an enduring mark on the hearts of both children and adults, it's Roald Dahl. With a magical touch that weaves whimsy, adventure, and life lessons into every tale, Dahl's writing style is as fascinating as it is accessible. Let's hop on a…

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

These bruising, beautiful short stories explore the pain of lost children, along with parenthood’s more usual sacrifices – youth, romantic love and a sense of self

The ‘Birdsong’ author has struggled to shake off the ‘historical fiction’ label, but his latest novel, ‘The Seventh Son’, is set in a futuristic fertility clinic. He tells Claire Allfree about human evolution, his former life as the Indy’s first literary editor, and what he borrowed from Bond author Ian…

After decades of being under Charlie Watts’s thumb, prized works belonging to the late Rolling Stones drummer have now been placed under the hammer at a London auction.

John Steinbeck’s pet ‘made confetti’ of the manuscript in 1936, but a surviving piece will go on sale alongside personal journals, first editions and a wrought-iron sword owned by the author

Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view science. Science fiction scholar Istvan Csicsery-Ronay calls this “science-fictional…

For 50 years the Nobel laureate and double Booker prize winner has been dividing opinion with his novels on power, humanity, war, the death of ‘Jesus’ and dogs – many dogs

The author explains how Just Like Mother, her gothic horror tale of a cult fixated on childbearing, is uncomfortably close to reality