On Radio 4, the moving story behind one teenager’s prison sentence; a satisfying mystery show; and a pitch-perfect satire inspired by Woman’s Hour

Lily Brett’s delight is bittersweet as “Too Many Men,” her story about traveling with her father, becomes a movie he did not live to see.

A safe escape from the world, Alexander McCall Smith’s new novel, like all his works, is grounded in an optimistic world view.

A safe escape from the world, Alexander McCall Smith’s new novel, like all his works, is grounded in an optimistic world view.

Tricksy documentary spin on 1928 novel weaves fact and fiction to reconsider and reimagine the time-travelling story for our time

By Such a Parting Light by Barbara Lalla is a heart-warming and sobering novel that tells a story of loss, love, and resilience, while capturing the...

The Nigerian writer and film-maker’s last work explores the life story of the enslaved Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, in a novel of triumph over...

Scandinavian missionaries wreak destruction on the Sámi way of life in an atmospheric tale of love and colonial conflict

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-showrunner Emily Whitesell (Siren) has been tapped to adapt Bless Your Heart, Lindy Ryan’s debut novel for television in...

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-showrunner Emily Whitesell (Siren) has been tapped to adapt Bless Your Heart, Lindy Ryan’s debut novel for television in...