Majority of UK children’s books with Black main characters written by white authors, study finds
Report finds that books with main characters from minority ethnicities or who are disabled or neurodivergent are written by those who do not share the protagonist’s identity
September 2024
Flashback
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller look back: ‘We were really cross with each other, slamming the door and saying: That’s it’
Audiobook of the week
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman audiobook review – a mesmerising reading by Ruth Wilson
Children's book roundup
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
Book of the day
The Haunted Wood: a History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith review – young at heart
‘These books captured our hearts’: Jacqueline Wilson’s Girls series is back – and millennials are rejoicing
That’s me, Mum! The Nigerian author who wrote a book about her children … and joined a publishing revolution
TikTok meets Tolkien: how the Folio Society attracted gen Z readers
August 2024
Can fairytales and fantasy compete with Fortnite? How to get kids reading at any age
Books, comics, films, video games … does it matter how children discover stories? Keeping an open mind is just one way to help get them hooked
Jeremy Strong obituary
Author who won the Children’s Book award in 1997 and whose bestselling series made adults laugh too
Australian book reviews
The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths review – a madcap adventure for young readers
I fear books are going the way of vinyl records – a rarefied pursuit for hobbyists
Gaby Hinsliff
Bookmark this
New Andy Griffiths, Korean slow food and a frontier war epic: the best Australian books out in August
July 2024
Children's book roundup
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
Children's book reviews round-up
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new chapter books
On my radar
On my radar: Cressida Cowell’s cultural highlights
The books of my life
Eley Williams: ‘I trusted people far less once I’d finished that novel’
‘Reading’s in danger’: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on books, kids – and the explosive power of Heidi
Frank Cottrell-Boyce chosen as new children’s laureate
June 2024
Children's book roundup
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A tender-hearted knight; a malodorous mutt; a very mean goose; the last dragon on earth; enemies-to-lovers romance and more
