we decided to mark the 30th edition of the festival by shifting the frame of this year's special issue from "place" to "time," and choose the best books published since the event's inauguration. Below ...

May’s new science fiction novels include a hot tip from our culture editor, as well as war on an alien planet from Bora Chung ...

Books with cats on the cover are publishing ... “Perhaps the rise in cosy crime is also related to this trend. The best cat fiction features a talking cat, and like healing fiction, there ...

From Tudor England to the White House, read the unmissable fiction that’s inspired by history. Conjure up some of your favourite books and we can guarantee some of them will have their roots in ...

Do you know why books are called a human’s best friend? Well there are several ... as we bring to you a curated list of the top 10 fiction books to read. Whether you are in your teens or youth ...

Reading historical fiction ... books to the Jewish man hiding in her basement, hoping she doesn't get caught along the way. What readers are saying: "The Book Thief is one of the best novels ...

Books can be divided into two categories - fiction and non-fiction. Fiction books are made-up stories from the writer’s imagination, like a poem, a play or a fairytale. Non-fiction, on the other ...

Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books ... best books published since the event’s inauguration. Below, you’ll find our list of essential works of fiction ...