Manchester International Festival is back this summer - along with the heart of it all, Festival Square. With free live music ...

In “Sick and Dirty,” author Michael Koresky takes a clear-eyed look at golden age Hollywood’s stealth queerness on screen.

The Independent has announced it will be the official news partner of Henley Literary Festival 2025. The Independent has ...

Henley Literary Festival announces partnership with The Independent for third year running - Guest speakers will include ...

Michael Morpurgo was awarded the Medal for Fiction. Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best loved children’s authors, having written over 150 books, he has served as Children’s Laureate and won ...

The renowned author will read from his latest book, 'Cobweb', as part of the York Festival of Ideas' Michael Morpurgo Day on June 3. This marks his eighth appearance at the festival and his first ...

Although he has written more than 130 books, his epitaph will read, ‘War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo’. The book, which filters the horror, inhumanity and cruelty of war through the ...

The bestselling children’s author Sir Michael Morpurgo returns to adult non-fiction for the first time in 40 years. Hannah Stephenson spoke to him about his recent health problems and the joys ...

Morpurgo’s writing career began with his first children’s book, It Never Rained, in 1974. War Horse was published eight years later. Tiles by local Torrington potter Nick Chapman decorate the ...

Michael Morpurgo's latest book, Spring, is a non-fiction series of observations on the season unfolding around him. Picture: Brodie Lea/PA. Tue, 25 Mar, 2025 - 21:00 ...

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