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When it comes to giving gifts, it’s hard to go wrong with words. Here are some of the wordy gifts we’ll be giving this...

Christmas book fairs, winter book swaps and an exhibition on fantasy.

As the summer draws to a close and those gluts of produce are finally pickled and preserved so we also find ourselves with an abundance of freshly…

The comedian and the journalist join four others on the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse shortlist, which rewards witty writers with champagne and a pig named after their book

From Anita Brookner’s wistful sojourn in France to Elizabeth Jane Howard’s family stay by the sea, Geoff Dyer, Lissa Evans, Joe Dunthorne and more pick the most memorable fictional breaks

Decanter columnist Andrew Jefford has been shortlisted for the prestigious André Simon Drinks Book of the Year award.

Humour, beauty, solace ... the right poem can bring a ray of sunshine. Andrew Motion, Kayo Chingonyi, Tishani Doshi and other poets recommend the verses that lift their spirits

A tender portrait of adoption; a zebra on the run; an uplifting poetry anthology; an exceptional YA debut; and more

Aaron Hutcherson THE WASHINGTON POST – “Do you love to cook?” When presented with this question in the past, I would always answer with some form of enthusiasm (“Of course!”) or quip in the affirmative (“Duh.”) depending on my penchant for sarcasm at the moment. But recently, the question has given me pause – and […]

In a cooking rut? Here are 5 ways to get back on track and quit being so hard on yourself