In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenar recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian, aware his demise is imminent, writes a long ...

Get inspired to throw your own Worst Witch themed Halloween party with three spellbinding crafts. Transform your spare toilet roll tubes into mini Mildred Hubbles, paper plates into stylish witch hats ...

The dead man had been taken away. The only thing still living in the charred skeleton of the warehouse was a tiger-striped tabby cat with demonic yellow eyes. It showed no sign of having narrowly ...

Enter to win one of five RHS Memberships and five hardback copies of England: A Natural History. Ten runners up will also win a hardback copy of England: A Natural History. And to celebrate further, ...

In April this year, Sophie Kinsella shared that she has been receiving treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, prompting an outpouring of love and support from her readers. Kinsella’s new ...

This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion. Entries must be ...

But if you’re looking for something that has the dread of horror, combined with the wild imagination of fantasy, we recommend trying out weird fiction. Weird fiction is a literary style that blends ...

Whether your favourite is Elphaba or Glinda, both of these iconic witches have plenty of life lessons to share. This is a book of two halves - just as there are two sides to every story - that invites ...

Joining us in our book-filled studio this week is broadcaster and author Zeinab Badawi, who shares her journey chronicling Africa's spectacular history through the voices of African historians, ...

In designing the cover for Paper Boat, Margaret Atwood's collection of poems that span a lifetime, Vintage Creative Director Suzanne Dean wanted to marry the boat of the title with the rough seas of ...

From the UK’s ‘statistical national treasure’, a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertainty We live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with ...