is an amazing book which is more than the sum of its parts. Inside the book there is a perfect blend of poems and illustrations to create a picture book that is both inspiring and entertaining.Each of George's short poems
If a divine power does dictate the weather, it treated the devout listening to the Bishop of New Hampshire and the godless hearing Christopher Hitchens exactly the same in Hay yesterday: everyone was lashed with rain.
Sky Arts is the only channel which has a programme devoted to books As its presenter heads to the Hay-on-Wye literary festival, she talks to The Telegraph about the arts of reading - and listening
Put some idiosyncrasy into your life, folks! To help guide you through the waters of the literary unknown, we asked a number of authors to name their favorite obscure book. Below, their replies, which we pass along as suggestions for
Politics-obsessed media may have less time for books this presidential election season, but there are 25% more titles than usual in our preview of fall's biggest printings. In fiction, publishers are betting brand names will deliver needed escapism
The environmentally-friendly, sustainably-resourced blades finally stop turning and the helicopter door is pushed open. A smallish, stocky figure steps out and is blown sideways by a gale. "Fuck me," the man says, "I needn't have bothered to carefully mess up
The celebrated novelist, screenwriter and playwright Hanif Kureishi has launched a withering attack on university creative writing courses, calling them "the new mental hospitals".
Borders Group is jumping back into online retailing with a Web site designed to evoke the feeling of browsing at a neighborhood bookstore, down to the popular shelves of staff picks that are familiar to its customers nationwide.
To celebrate 21 years of Hay, the organisers have drawn up a list of 21 promising writers, appearing at the festival this week, who are tipped for greatness. So who is in the class of 2008?
