Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired historian Antonia Fraser's portrayal of Caroline Norton, "a 19th-century heroine who wanted justice for women", for publication this May.... Read more
Children’s author Michael Morpurgo has been knighted in this year’s New Year's Honours List, while author and historian Lady Antonia Fraser and writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg... Read more
The minister of state for digital and culture, Matt Hancock, has vowed to "do all I can to support" authors at the Society of Authors' summer... Read more
Two former publishing professionals have teamed up to launch a new literary festival at Chiddingstone Castle, which will host authors including Blue Peter presenter-turned-writer Janet Ellis in its first year.... Read more
Vicky Featherstone, Zia Haider Rahman and Peter Stothard will be joining Maureen Freely and Antonia Fraser as judges of the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize, which... Read more
Michael Rosen, Antonia Fraser and Michael Palin will be among the authors appearing at this year’s Daunt Books Festival. The two-days of celebration and inspiration... Read more
