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As the sixth instalment of the book series is released, JK Rowling explains why she used a pen name

Celebrated American author Peter Straub died on September 4, 2022 due a prolonged illness. He was 79. Straub is best-known for writing dark fantasies, horrors, and psychological thrillers.

LOS ANGELES -- Tracie D. Hall has spent most of her professional life working in service to others: as a curator, a librarian, an advocate for digital literacy and equitable access — and currently as the executive director of the American Library Association.

In memoir, Geoffrey Berman recounts clashes before a botched firing he insists was politically motivated

The mums and bubs were at Canberra College Cares where students who are pregnant or parenting can continue their studies

The five face potential jail terms for publishing books that sought to explain the democracy movement to children.

The commuter book boom and why 10 minutes reading a day boosts wellbeing

Wildlife cameraman James Aldred’s diary of time spent observing a family of goshawks in the New Forest takes top honour

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee works with gang leaders and maximum security offenders. When Donald Trump ran for office, she noticed frightening similarities and warned the world. Much of her predictions have come - or are coming - true. Now, she’s worried about America’s ‘demise’, she tells Sheila Flynn