Ian Youngs Culture reporter His Dark Materials author Sir Philip Pullman discusses the title of his latest book with the World At One’s Sarah Montague Author Philip Pullman has revealed details of the sixth and final book in his series about Lyra Silvertongue, the character at the heart of His Dark Materials and The Book...
Book lovers are being urged to mark their calendars for the return of Exeter City of Literature’s Book Market. The annual event will take place on Exeter’s Cathedral Green on Sunday 8 June, from 11am until 4pm. The event – now in it’s fifth year – is a celebration of Devon’s thriving literary scene. Since...
Laura Foster BBC News, Suffolk Reporting fromBury St Edmunds BBC/Jamie Niblock Museum staff believe the binding and corners of this book are made using the skin of 19th Century murderer William Corder A book bound in the skin of one of the UK’s most notorious murderers is to go on display after being found in...
Jaz Coleman announces groundbreaking choral work based on Aleister Crowley’s ‘The Book of the Law’ Dr. Jaz Coleman has embarked on the creation of a groundbreaking choral work based on Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law), the mystical text received through transmissions to Aleister Crowley in 1904 during his time in Cairo....
Is it simply the modern language of football? Or just “jargon” dressing up the game’s time-honoured glossary of terms in fancy new clothes? From a “low block” to a “high press”, football’s phrase book has gained countless new entries in recent years that have become part of the conversations before, during and after games. These...
They say writers are their own worst critics – but for the man who could become the next President of Poland, nothing could be further from the truth. Karol Nawrocki has been widely ridiculed after it emerged that several years ago, he donned a disguise to praise his own book on TV. Written by a...
Men Of A Certain Age by Kate Mossman Published by: Nine Eight Books Release date: 3rd April 2025 Music journalist Kate Mossman has compiled a selection of interviews with ageing male rock stars and uses them to analyse her obsession with ageing male rock stars. Does the world need another book about middle-aged male rock...
To Hell With Poverty by Jon King Published by: Constable Release date: 3rd April 2025 This memoir from the Gang of Four’s singer is the story of a band and the story of a friendship. It’s also about the damage that a band and a friendship can do to each other. The book is subtitled...
Exeter’s role as a UNESCO City of Literature has inspired a new book written by students from the city’s university. UNESCO Cities of Literature – published on 6 March, World Book Day – was written by University of Exeter MA Publishing students. The collection spotlights the different ways the UNESCO network – which comprises fifty-three...