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Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?

Christopher Nolan's film has made the Odyssey a bestselling book again, but a slew of new poets are breaking sales records, and have more in common with the ancient Greek than you might expect ...

The Salt Kingby Natasha Pulley; A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett; Netherwood by Jake Arnott; Fawn by CN Vair ...

The Nobel-winning economist takes aim at elites for no longer meeting the needs of the masses ...

The comedian and broadcaster narrates the heartfelt and at times self-lacerating account of his relationship with alcohol ...

Academic who resigned as a Cambridge professor on Wednesday did not specify if amount from Simon & Schuster was in pounds or US dollars ...

A young woman is haunted by her childhood in this forcefully imaginative and unapologetically bleak novel from the author of Fire Rush ...

A new blog post by the fantasy writer has outlined his recent difficulties, as fans continue to speculate on the elusive sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series ...

A dysfunctional family comes together for a funeral in this heartfelt, keenly observed novel ...

An Indian mountaineer follows in the footsteps of explorers and conservationists in search of an enigmatic animal ...