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Oliver Twist is one of the author's best known creations. But for Nicholas Blincoe, the story is much closer to home. He reveals an astonishing family history ...

Some people spend their lives feeling out of place in groups - but it comes with unique opportunities ...

When war broke out between India and China, the author and her brother were taken by their mother on a chaotic journey from hill station squat to an eccentric household in Kerala. Would they ever find a safe space?

From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history - and into the present ...

A huge brolly; sibling revelry; poetic Paris; first aid for youngsters; Regency blackmail; blackly comic YA fiction and more ...

The author on having to keep his love of books a secret as a child, struggling with JG Ballard, and the Russian poem he says is the 'best thing I've ever read'

The poet's moving exploration of deafness, difference and identity ...

Actor Chris Addison narrates a deep dive into the creative partnership of Lennon and McCartney ...

A love letter to the dwindling world of traditional manual labour - from bodgers to snobs ...

A sculptor and his unlikely soulmate navigate the political turmoil of the 20th century in a prize-winning blockbuster ...