Desperate to finally prove who is behind the Orwell scam, Bethany heads for a meeting on the pier, alone and at night... A sparkling new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author ...

Reclaiming the role of public intellectuals in the age of social media. In a world flooded with opinions, the role of the public intellectual has never been more essential—or more compromised. Once ...

Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.

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Animal farm was co-opted by the right, but it's an allegory for the woes of Stalinism and how the counter-revolution defeated ...

Amy Leach’s meticulously plotted production of George Orwell's 80-year-old classic has an enraging immediacy, in this vivid adaptation by Tatty Hennessy ...

Amy Leach’s production of the George Orwell classic runs in east London until 8 March before visiting Leeds Playhouse (12 to 29 March) and Playhouse (2 to 12 April) ...

Orwell’s perennially relevant dystopian novel is a condemnation of the Soviet Union’s embrace of Stalinism and the censorship ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

In a rare glimpse into his literary influences, Stephen King unveiled a list of his top books, showcasing a fascinating mix ...

Consider that Donald Trump, as president, successfully perpetrated, with no evidence, the Big Lie that the 2020 election was ...