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Other lives: Book artist who designed and printed by letterpress and whose work is collected in the US Library of Congress

Sometime around the turn of the 8th century, on Lindisfarne, a windswept island off the English coast in Northumbria, a monk by the name of Eadfrith sits down and sharpens his quill. He dips it into the black ink pot before him and, guided by the light of flickering candle,…

Writers including Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali and Nigella Lawson will gather in London to share readings and reflections two months after the author was attacked on stage

To “doodle” means to draw or scrawl aimlessly, and the history of the word goes back to the early 20th century. Scribbling haphazard words, squiggly lines and mini-drawings, however, is a much older practice and its presence in books tells us a lot about how people engaged with literature in…

'I never thought all these years later my scruffy notebooks would be of such interest'

Writer and broadcaster Hunter Davies said he was pleased the items will now be available to the public and researchers.

Far from their families in Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Chad, the young authors of Cooked with Love have found a way to recreate their favourite meals – and share them with the world

It's here - we preview The Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition ahead of its weekend opening which includes an immersive experience inviting visitors to spend time in contemplation at an emotional moment in history

Jane Austen’s works are globally renowned, but they were unknown in China until 1935 when two different translations of Pride and Prejudice were published. Today, her novels are increasingly popular and have been translated into Chinese many times – notably there have been 60 different retranslations of Pride and Prejudice.

This mind-bending illuminated manuscript was created in AD700 by Eadfrith, a monk who was as entranced by pattern and abstraction as Jackson Pollock

‘THE initial feeling was that what we had found was great, but we assumed it was in print because there was so much interest.” That was how Leon…