Books

10 of the cleverest clues JK Rowling hid in the Harry Potter books

Er, Amazon is opening a physical bookstore

From JK Rowling's tweets to Pottermore – here's everything we know about Cursed Child Albus Severus

Bill Bryson wouldn't accept an honour from the Queen: "there's a tendency for it to make people stop trying"

How Terry Pratchett changed the way we think about Alzheimer's disease

JK Rowling accidentally tagged the wrong Robert Galbraith and now everyone's asking him Harry Potter questions

Philippa Gregory: I loved reading Wolf Hall but I didn't like the TV series

JK Rowling just traced Harry Potter’s family all the way back to the 12th century

Jackie Collins dies aged 77

8 activities that make the Radio Times Festival fun for all the family

You can now buy the Harry Potter books in your Hogwarts house colours

Alan Bennett: Why I hate Bake Off but love the BBC

Does this new Game of Thrones filming location and casting suggest the death of another character?

How Terry Pratchett fans reacted to the release of his last ever book

Reginald Perrin creator David Nobbs dies aged 80

Nigella Lawson, Ronnie Wood, Sue Perkins and Nick Clegg join Cheltenham Literature Festival

Little Women to be made into "gritty" TV series

Game of Thrones showrunners tell the cast not to read George RR Martin's books

Booker winner Richard Flanagan on his father's time on the Death Railway: "I felt the weight of that utterly pointless crime against humanity"

Gwendoline Christie, Jessica Hynes and Rafe Spall start filming Swallows and Amazons film

George RR Martin defends sexual violence in Game of Thrones: "we shouldn't pretend it doesn't exist"

Which is your favourite Jacqueline Wilson book?

Crime writer Ruth Rendell dies aged 85

Actors turned novelists: The good, bad and the terrible

New Alan Partridge book to feature diary entries, open letters, think pieces & business ideas

9 differences between the UK and US versions of Harry Potter

The wisdom of Terry Pratchett - his best quotes

Stars pay tribute to Terry Pratchett

Fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies aged 66

The TV series we wouldn't have without books