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John Steinbeck’s pet ‘made confetti’ of the manuscript in 1936, but a surviving piece will go on sale alongside personal journals, first editions and a wrought-iron sword owned by the author

Many unpublished journals detailing the depression of the American author are up for auction in New York

It’s been 70 years since the Sersales opened the doors of their family villa to guests. All these years on – and after expansion and evolution – Le Sirenuse has managed to keep that same intimate, private experience, like you’re visiting a (very privileged) friend’s family villa, writes Rachel Sharp

Police inform Angel Mhande’s family of threat after her call for novel to be dropped from GCSE course

From John Steinbeck to Tommy Orange, it’s an old story that keeps on going, in one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. These books help explain why

SALINAS, Calif. — When brown water overflowed the banks of the Salinas River in January, flooding thousands of acres and throwing an untold number of farmworkers out of jobs, the leading newspaper in this agricultural mecca did not cover the story.

Wiliam Young, an actor with learning disabilities, gives an affecting, lived-in performance as Lennie in this assured adaptation of Steinbeck’s Dust Bowl classic

The US is inviting road trippers to take their next international trip on the iconic Route 66 through the state of Oklahoma. The longest driveable stretch of Route 66 – 400 miles or 643kms – runs through Oklahoma, which is found in the southern central region of the US.

Queen Consort Camilla appeared to criticise the changes made to Roald Dahl books, urging authors to resist curbs on “freedom of expression”.