Much more below...

Most-banned book was Sold, a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick about sex trafficking in India

• Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox

The US writers join four debut authors in demonstrating ‘the complexity and beauty of the female experience’, said chair of judges Julia Gillard

Romantic poet’s letters to Fanny Brawne, dated between 1819 and 1820, had been stolen from a Long Island estate

An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them into conflict

The author, who recently revealed her real name to be Sara Cohen, began writing to escape from her work as a medic, and now has a huge global fanbase

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary

Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds – and found some surprising revelations

The Plaza Prizes offered 10 awards in 2025 but some judges say they were not paid, while a number of winners hit back over AI accusations

E H Shepard drawings go on display for book’s centenary, showing how he brought AA Milne’s character to life