Discover how November's cryptic Genius crossword, created in July, ingeniously mirrored the hit BBC show The Celebrity Traitors with a hidden theme and ambiguous clues. Explore the clever wordplay.
Discover the latest must-have cookbooks for 2024, featuring global cuisines, healthy recipes, and baking innovations. Find your next kitchen inspiration from top chefs and food writers.
Discover the standout children's books of 2025, featuring new works from Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell, and more. A guide to joyous picture books, bizarre nonfiction, and thrilling fantasy.
Discover the best books of 2025, from Booker Prize winners to captivating memoirs. Our critic picks 15 essential reads to end your year. Start your reading list now!
Explore Thomas Love Peacock's 'Rich or Poor or Saint and Sinner', the Guardian's Poem of the Week for 1st December 2025. Discover this Victorian gem's timeless social commentary.
The latest Genius crossword puzzle No. 270 is now available for December. Test your word skills with this challenging cryptic crossword designed for UK solvers.
Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu discusses his acclaimed Blinding trilogy, communist upbringing, and Nobel Prize rumours as his masterpiece reaches British audiences after 30 years.
Iconic US author Fran Lebowitz shares her unfiltered views on leaf blowers, dinner parties, contemporary novels and why she's sure she has nemeses 'by the dozen' in this exclusive interview.
Acclaimed cartoonist Tom Gauld captures the modern dilemma of online book shopping in his latest witty illustration. Discover the humour in digital book browsing today!
Discover the year's standout fiction from Belfast sagas to ecological epics. Find your perfect Christmas read among these critically acclaimed novels.
Newly uncovered Royal Literary Fund files expose financial hardships of literary icons including James Joyce, Sylvia Plath and Dylan Thomas through personal letters and documents.
A century after his disgrace, Oscar Wilde is finally celebrated. Explore his remarkable rehabilitation, from Westminster Abbey to his Paris tomb, and the family's hidden grief.
Explore our review of three new book releases: Olivia Laing's disappointing 'The Silver Book', Jeanette Winterson's imaginative 'One Aladdin Two Lamps', and Yoko Tawada's quirky 'Archipelago of the Sun'. Available now from Mail Bookshop.
Discover three captivating new children's books: 'Porridge Please!' for ages 3+, 'Robin' for 8+, and 'We Fell Apart' for teens 14+. Find your next favourite read today!
Discover the six must-read Christmas book releases for 2025, from heartwarming romance to festive mysteries. Find your perfect cosy read for the holiday season.
Discover the explosive plot of Maxton Hall's final book, Save Us, revealing Ruby's Oxford fate and James' new career. Stream season 2 on Prime Video now!
Explore Bog People, a powerful anthology of folk horror stories examining class, hierarchy and inequality across England. Discover dark tales that redefine the genre.
Andy Serkis delivers a masterful performance in Adam Kay's gripping new medical murder mystery audiobook. Discover why this dark comedy thriller stands out.
Explore why aphorisms like 'less is more' captivate us. Discover their psychological power and enduring relevance in our information-saturated age. Read more now!
A new documentary reveals Anne Rice's tragic inspiration for Interview with the Vampire and hints at unpublished works from the late author's archives. Discover the legacy.
Alice Jolly's powerful novel explores autism and Nazi complicity through a mute girl's eyes in wartime Vienna. A haunting examination of humanity amid darkness.
Lucy Steed's debut novel, The Artist, set in 1920s France, wins the 2025 Waterstones Book of the Year. Discover the romantic-mystery captivating readers across the UK.
Lucy Steeds' 'The Artist' has been crowned Waterstones Book of the Year 2025, securing the prestigious literary award and a major promotional campaign across all UK stores.
Counterpoints wins £15,000 Footnote X Prize for illuminating refugee experiences through literature. Discover how this award champions migrant voices in UK publishing.
Guardian Australia is searching for the nation's favourite children's picture book of all time. Share your nomination for this major reader poll launching in late January.
Award-winning author Thomas King, after a 40-year career writing on Native American experiences, shockingly admits he has no Cherokee ancestry following a genealogical investigation.
Remembering Hugh Nowell, co-founder of Grosvenor Books and the International Communications Forum, who championed moral values in publishing. Discover his lasting legacy.
Pulitzer-winning historian Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Revolutionary War trilogy is being adapted into a series of graphic editions. Discover how this project aims to bring history to new audiences ahead of the UK's 250th anniversary.
Karl Ove Knausgård's fourth Morning Star volume delivers compelling supernatural existentialism as a misanthropic artist makes a Faustian pact. Discover this sprawling literary epic.
Gregory Maguire announces 'Galinda: A Charmed Childhood', a Wicked prequel for 2026. Fans campaign for Ariana Grande to narrate the audiobook. Discover the details and reactions.