Literature

From multigenerational family sagas to speculative dystopias – the very best fiction of the year so far.

The Wolverhampton Literature Festival is set to return from 6-8 February 2026.

Award-winning crime writer Mike Craven is writing a new James Bond series aimed at young readers.

The award's judges say Yael van der Wouden's debut novel The Safekeep is a "classic in the making".

Andrew Miller was previously shortlisted twice for the £25,000 prize for historical fiction.

Group members have met 500 times, read 350 books and shared more than 1,000 bottles of wine.

The popular Stirling crime-writing festival has been curated by Rebus author Sir Ian Rankin

The comedian and documentary maker is one of the highlights of the opening day in Melrose.