21+ hour, 58+ min ago  (926+ words) Murugiah is a south-London based illustrator, artist and qualified architect When Murugiah grew up in a Sri Lankan household in a small Welsh town, he often felt like he didn't know who he was. "I was trying to assimilate into…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1015+ words) Author Karen Hathaway, also known by the pen name Wren Charles "I don't get embarrassed when my friends and family read my books, but the amount of people who think I've done the things in them is unbelievable." Karen Hathaway,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (714+ words) Tessa Mc Watt wrote about the grief of losing her mother to dementia as part of her memoir, The Snag: A Mother, A Forest and Wild Grief An author from Guyana said she was "honoured" to win the highest prize…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (616+ words) TV broadcaster and psychotherapist Philippa Perry has published her first murder mystery novel Psychotherapist and TV agony aunt Philippa Perry says she is delighted to "finally join the murder mystery club" after publishing her debut crime novel. Perry, 68, chose to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (373+ words) Taiwan Travelogue, a tale of forbidden love and Taiwanese food, has won the International Booker Prize. It's the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. BBC Chinese met with author Yang Shuang-zi for a food tour,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1527+ words) Sufiyaan Salam's book Wimmy Road Boyz is set during one night on Wilmslow Road in Manchester He has received a literary award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta, and made a video for Sir Elton John. Now, Sufiyaan Salam…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (310+ words) The winners of the British Book Awards 2026 have just been announced, and this year two of the big categories were won by children's books! Author of the Year went to AF Steadman, who wrote the Skandar series, and Illustrator of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (619+ words) Harriet Tyce says she has seen a boost in book sales and reached a wider audience since appearing on the most recent series of the Traitors The Traitors contestant Harriet Tyce has credited a university's creative writing course for helping…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (61+ words) Elizabeth von Arnim's novel is dramatised by Vivienne Allen Lotty Wilkins ". Pippa Nixon Rose Arbuthnot ". Lyndsey Marshall Lady Caroline "Scrap. Rhiannon Neads Mrs Fisher ". Joanna Monro Mellersh. .. Use BBC. com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (181+ words) Sara welcomes debut novelist, Caro Claire Burke, to the Book Club Caro Claire Burke joins Sara in the Radio 2 Book Club to chat about her debut novel, 'Yesteryear'. They discuss the #tradwife movement, influencers, influences, and why satire is needed…...