Highlights from around the globe

James Renner's debut novel, 'The Man From Primrose Lane', is to be made into a film after Warner Brothers announced that it had bought the rights to the

Jane Austen's famous novel Pride & Prejudice is celebrating its 200th birthday today (January 28th), and the event could not have come at a better

A former UN aid worker has set up a mobile library service for children in Pakistan in an attempt to help raise the standards of education and help build a

Syfy has signed up to turn the Philip K Dick novel The Man in the High Castle into the latest in its portfolio of TV adaptations. Frank Spotnitz (The

Stephen King’s long-awaited sequel to his 1977 hair-raiser ‘The Shining’ is due to be released this year, and the famous author says he hopes to terrify readers

Today (February 13th) sees the launch of the inaugural 'Brazzaville' literary and film festival in Congo's Palais de Congres.   The event has been organised by

The rising popularity of graphic novels and comic books in India is acting as a major driving force in getting more young adults into reading, according to a

Researchers at the University of California's Berkeley campus are hoping to revolutionise the way e-books work in order to allow for greater collaboration

The popularity of e-books has been on the rise for the past few years thanks to the invention of digital readers and tablets, and now the craze could be set to

With the popularity of e-readers and e-books constantly on the rise, libraries around the world are beginning to feel the pinch as more and more people turn to

As booksellers around the world struggle to cope with the power of the large online retailers such as Amazon, collaboration between smaller companies and high

Susan Hill's popular horror story 'The Woman in Black' is to make a return this year with the release of a sequel entitled 'The Woman in Black: Angel of