Sally Gardner, plus Rakhshan Rizwan and Yusu...

This week, we’re diving into three brilliant books packed with heart, mystery and magic. First, The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf tells the story of a group of classmates who notice the new boy is quiet, lonely and far from home — and decide to come up with a plan t ...  Show more

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Bex is celebrating in style with a very special World Book Day episode of Fun Kids Book Quest! First up, Bex is joined by Chris Lloyd, diving into Funny FACTopia!: World Book Day 2026: Follow the Trail of 100 Wacky Facts. Get ready for ...  Show more

John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet prominent in the second generation of Romantic poets, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w ...

Today we pay tribute, with poems by Andrea Cohen and Elizabeth Alexander, to the indispensable golden wonder.

Host Pádraig Ó Tuama gives an overview of this Poetry Unbound mini season that's devoted to poems with wisdom to offer about conflict and humanity. He also brings us Wisława Szymborska’s “A Word on Statistics,” translated by Joanna Trzeciak, which covers statistics of the most hu ...  Show more

Akhil Sharma reads his story “The Narayans,” from the August 26, 2024, issue of the magazine. Sharma is the author of the story collection “A Life of Adventure and Delight,” ...