Kindle Unlimited UK: The best offers and deals in August 2022
Amazon has rolled out a special off on its Kindle Unlimited subscription service that shouldn’t be missed. If you sign up to Kindle Unlimited today you can get the first…
Books we pretend we’ve read… but haven’t: a bluffer’s guide
A twitter post showing a bookshop table with the heading Books We Pretend We’ve Read led Review to wonder what are the classic tomes that so many of us like…
Emma Donoghue on leaping inside the minds of monks in The Haven, and the new Netflix adaptation of The Wonder
Emma Donoghue’s new novel sprang from the jagged rocks of the Skelligs. The author was on a boat trip around the islands in 2016 when their curious topography snared her…
Why The Satanic Verses is still controversial
Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck at a literary event in New York state earlier today. His condition has not been made public, but the Governor of New York…
Cartoon legend Raymond Briggs brought joy to millions but fans will be shocked by what he really thought of The Snowman
RAYMOND BRIGGS became as much part of Christmas as presents thanks to his much-loved creation The Snowman. But the brilliant illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author, who died on Tuesday…
Should book trigger warnings and bans at universities be reversed?
At least ten UK universities have removed books from course study lists or made the texts optional in order to protect students from “challenging” content, an investigation has found. SEE…
Who was Raymond Briggs?
CHRISTMAS wouldn’t be the same without curling up in front of the telly and watching a feelgood film. Raymond Briggs, the author and illustrator behind The Snowman, has died at…
The 50 hottest books coming out this autumn
A list of 50 books may seem lengthy, but it won’t surprise book lovers that 50 wasn’t nearly enough to cover all the riches coming our way this autumn. The…
You could have the eyes of a hawk if you can spot the major error in rare Harry Potter book
Two sisters who were gifted a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling 25 years ago have today sold it for a British record £220,800.…
55 books for your must-read bucket list
Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) Bram Stoker’s gothic novel defined the modern vampire. “Dracula is THE vampire and the novel is THE vampire novel,” said The Guardian. SEE MORE 2022…