Sofia looks at the tradition of afternoon tea, at home and in London's many elegant tea rooms.
Author Richard Beard, Director of the National Academy of Writing, explains how the popularity of eBooks is making video an essential component.
Literary and political figures have paid tribute to Carlos Fuentes, the acclaimed author and essayist, who has died at the age of 83.
Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld has won the 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for Blooms of Darkness, translated by Jeffrey M. Green.
Modern authors are more likely to be influenced by their contemporaries than classic works of literature, a major new study has suggested.
The high-profile Professor of Creative Writing post at the University of Manchester is to be filled by former Whitbread Prize winner Jeanette Winterson.
UNESCO's City of Literature accolade has been awarded to Norwich, which becomes the first English city to receive the honour.
The shortlist for the 2012 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction has been announced, with five authors in contention, including Sir Terry Pratchett.
J. K. Rowling has been honoured with the freedom of the City of London in recognition of her contribution to reading and literature.
Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak has died at the age of 83.
Frances Wilson has won the 2012 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography for her 'tour de force' How to Survive the Titanic or The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay.
The 2012 Arthur C. Clarke award has been won by Jane Rogers for The Testament of Jessie Lamb – her first science fiction novel.
A version of Edvard Munch's The Scream has broken the world record for a work of art sold at auction.
Sales of eBooks in the UK increased by 366 per cent in 2011 compared with the year before, new data reveals.
Warner Bros is to release scripts and other digital extras from some of the greatest films ever made.
A festive show based on the Grimm Brothers' fairytales is being written by poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
Come and meet the authors shortlisted for this year's Authors Club debut novel prize....
In this exclusive interview for Foyles to celebrate the publication of Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary talks about her fascination with Thomas Cromwell and the corrupting effects of power.
WINNER ANNOUNCED! 80-year-old Aharon Appelfeld wins for Blooms of Darkness: while his fellow Jews are being rounded up, a young boy escapes the concentration camps by sheltering with a prostitute.
A dramatic portrait of contemporary Latin America from the author, essayist and playwright whose death at the age of 83 has just been announced.