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‘I felt that world was not where I belonged’ said the bestselling author

Survey by PEN America suggests bans nearly tripled nationwide from previous year’s figure

A daughter remembers her father through his dogged work to learn the Welsh language, and his leaving of it

The ‘Gabriel’s Moon’ author on which of his 18 novels means the most to him, and the book he once loved obsessively

Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall reveals contribution of Kathleen Pettigrew, most senior secretary in MI6 and inspiration for Ian Fleming, and others in new title

The winner of the £50,000 first prize will be announced on 2 December at a ceremony in London

In the third outing for Paula Spencer – mother, alcoholic, domestic abuse survivor – Doyle captures her strength and vulnerability in prose that radiates energy and life

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Paul Robinson (Penn) and Jeffrey Seaman will be guest-blogging this coming week about their new book. Here's the publisher's summary: Most murderers and rapists escape justice, a horrifying fact that has gone largely unexamined until now. This groundbreaking book tours nearly the entire criminal…

Comparisons have been drawn between BBC's Apples Never Fall and Netflix's The Perfect Couple

A 12-year-old New Yorker records his childhood memories and family anecdotes in the film-maker’s vivid and tender first book

A working-class writer rails against the corporate world and small-mindedness in a striking debut novel written as a monologue