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Gothic popularity endures at Twickenham’s Strawberry Hill House

Gothic tales of death and the supernatural are just as popular as when the first novel hit the shelves, asserted

Penguin Random House offer to match funding for Brixton children’s bookshop promoting diversity

You won’t find Harry Potter, The Famous Five or Charlie and The Chocolate Factory in this pop-up kids bookshop in

Putney author inspired by adventures for her latest book

Putney author Ruby Lovell hopes her vibrant new picture book will celebrate diversity and encourage curiosity of other cultures. Her

Octogenarian author aims to continue late-blooming writing career

It took until after her 70th birthday for Lotte Moore’s writing career to begin. This week, 11 years on, she

South west London festival welcomes record-breaking crowds

Wimbledon Bookfest is celebrating its busiest-ever year after more than 15,000 bookworms attended the ten-day literary festival. The event took

Bliss for Balham book-lovers: H is for Hawk author joins China Miéville for inaugural literary festival

Book-loving Balhamites have reason to celebrate as the borough will hold its first literary festival, with celebrated authors Helen Macdonald, Robert

Chelsea home of Nobel Prize winners receives rare English Heritage double blue plaque

A rare double blue plaque was unveiled on a house where two Nobel Prize winners lived in Chelsea last week.

‘You can’t have a comedy about rape?’ Lambeth Clear Lines Festival breaks the silence on sexual assault

A unique Lambeth festival will bring artists, activists, psychologists and stand-up comedians together to transmit a powerful message of support

Best-selling Wimbledon author makes a splash in capital’s libraries for Cityread 2015

“It feels terrifying, actually,” says best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch, about his debut novel featuring in Cityread 2015, a festival that

Book Slam back with a bang with first 2015 performance at The Clapham Grand

A literary night of onstage performances kick-started 2015 in Clapham with even more writing, inspirational poetry and live music. Among

Kingston University alumnus becomes bestselling author in Singapore with ‘Average Joe’s Guide to Investing’

A Kingston University alumnus has become a bestselling author in his native Singapore at just 26. Sudhan Purushothuman is the

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