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CRIME writer Ann Cleeves is appealing for help after losing a laptop containing the draft of half her next novel in a blizzard in Shetland.

The novelist's books have been adapted into the television series Shetland

Ilya has already done his annual post on Conspirator-authored books you can give your friends and loved ones as holiday gifts. Allow me to make an additional suggestion. If you appreciate our blogging and have benefited from reading one of your books, why not ask your local library, especially if…

The best graphic design books for insight and inspiration, wherever you are in your career.

ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias selects the year's best 10 or 11 collections of poetry

The books that might once have been hidden in bedside drawers are flying off the shelves – and young readers are the driving force. How did happy ever after come back in fashion?

Herself a children’s author, the daughter of the prolific picture book creator looks back on her mother’s immense energy and dislike of housework

The characters are self-consciously quirky, the situations forced, the wit overdone

Bridgerton star Andoh, 59, and the Peep Show actor, 50, are judging the annual award for the first time.