Anthony Horowitz will be hosting a virtual book launch for his new novel, Nightshade, the latest release in the Alex Rider series.

Cressida Cowell has won the coveted Ruth Rendell Award 2017 for her “tireless championing of literacy throughout the UK”. 

Children’s authors have debated the opportunities and perils of school visits on Twitter after writer Maz Evans shared advice for schools.

Children’s laureate Chris Riddell has called on education secretary Justine Greening to  end the “disadvantageous school library lottery" and ensure every child in the country has access to a school...

Michael Morpurgo will urge parents and teachers to focus on fostering a love of story in children, rather than literacy, at the inaugural BookTrust Annual Lecture in London.

AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh has come atop a poll of favourite children’s book characters, commissioned by the Reading Agency.

The book market is the most thriving business within children’s media, whilst TV production is struggling due to competition from the internet, according to speakers at a Westminster Media Forum...

Children prefer print books to e-books for both reading for pleasure and reading for education, a study by reading charity BookTrust has found.

Michael O’Mara imprint Buster Books has promised to stop selling books as being “for boys” or “for girls” following an online campaign against gender labelling.

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