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From mischievous deities to creepy aunties and feral kids, these stories honour the ill-mannered maestro of kids’ fiction

Tickets for the event include a copy of ‘Spare’, which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK following its release

Penguin Random House announces it will publish "classic" unaltered versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites in new editions.

Penguin has decided Roald Dahl’s books can remain intact after all.

The first book from the Loyola basketball team’s beloved chaplain is fittingly called “Waking Up With a Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years.”

The eight reads our critics couldn't put down this summer include a new book from the author of American Psycho and one for Jane Harper fans.

BBC's new hit drama The Gold sees Jack Lowden play Kenneth Noye - ex-Det Supt Brown, now 82, was secretly tasked with finding the missing gold and said his only lead was a photo of the six robbers taken months before the historic raid

The move comes after criticism of scores of changes made to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and other much-loved classics for recent editions published under the company’s Puffin children’s label, in which passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race were altered.

Ricky Gervais has teased that he's been 'pondering' whether his work will be amended after his death, with his comments coming following the news that Roald Dahl books were being edited