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Scotlands crime writing queen Val McDermid will be discussing the novel that had Nicola Sturgeon gripped at an award-winning writing festival that…

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More than 200 young people attended a writing festival to inspire them to write.

HAY Festival organisers have revealed the free ‘Programme for Schools’ for this spring’s edition, bringing writers and young readers together…

The remarkable story of a group of Preston girls who made footballing history reaches the final chapter, a pizza delivery boy heads off for a slice of sleuthing action in Japan, meet some unlikely heroes in the ancient Norse world, and discover the wonders of nature at night in an exciting selection of new children’s books.

Indie Book Awards 2021 Shortlist Announced By Here’s the shortlist for the Indie Book Awards 2021, honouring paperback books across across four categories – Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Fiction and Picture Book – all voted for by independent booksellers. Winners will be announced on Scala Radio on Friday June 25, but take a look and see if some of your favourite titles are here… If you are looking for great summer reading to enjoy on holiday or at home, then you won’t go far wr...

There’s a bumper crop of brilliant books for those aged eight and above this month, including Who Let the Gods Out? author Maz Evans. Valentine “Vi” Day has an unusual family; her dad was a supervillain, her mum is an ex-spy and just about to marry Vi’s teacher. Now Vi herself is determined to win a place at spy school by carrying out a dangerous mission, with the help of her indomitable Nan, her shy almost-stepbrother, and a supporting cast of geriatric secret agents and semi-retired ...