The 2026 longlist for the Booker Prize transports readers from a Mexican hospital to a post-apocalyptic Britain
This year’s selection was chosen from 163 submissions and celebrates works of long-form fiction.Continue Reading
2026-07-28
Who was the Feather Detective? | The story of the first forensic ornithologist
Roxie Laybourne was a diminutive but singular woman with thick glasses, a heavy Carolina drawl and a passion for birds.Continue Reading
2026-07-26
Publishers and authors file a class-action lawsuit against Google
As explained in the complaint, Google illegally copied countless books and journal articles.Continue Reading
2026-07-14
From travel to theatre | British Library to open major exhibition on Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie: A World of Mysteryis exploring the life and work of the bestselling novelist of all time. Continue Reading
2026-07-12
Short story by H. H. Munro (Saki): The Blind Spot
“You’ve just come back from Adelaide’s funeral, haven’t you?” said Sir Lulworth to his nephew; “I suppose it was very like most other funerals?”Continue Reading
2026-07-11
Sticky
Floating Island
It crossed Bird’s mind that the storm had carried him further southwards, but for that to be the case he would have had to be carried out of the…Continue Reading
2023-02-19
Sticky
The canary test | Short story
It was impossible not to worship her. Everyone did indeed adore her, and the whole world waited for the countess herself to be happy at last…Continue Reading
2023-02-19
Sticky
Trifling matter | Short story
Dr Titus Bánhegyi reckoned he had managed to identify the area of the brain which is responsible for sensations of emptiness and hopelessness… Continue Reading
2023-02-19
Trifling matter | Short story
Dr Titus Bánhegyi reckoned he had managed to identify the area of the brain which is responsible for sensations of emptiness and hopelessness. Or as he put it: the cerebral bump in which Nothing resides. There were times when furious arguments would break out even at the Villa. On oneContinue Reading
2023-01-10
Well under the sun
He was also bothered that the itching may have been a remnant of his temporal life, and if so and—God forbid!—he was obliged to confess openly his part in the matter, what kind of disapproval he might have to face. For that very reason, he furtively but thoroughly scouted theContinue Reading
2023-01-10