As the Nobel Committee gets ready to admit a new writer into the pantheon, our critic asks: Is greatness overrated? Critic’s Notebook As the Nobel Committee gets ready to admit a new writer into the ...

Great literature feels like recognition. It's that jolt when a character from 1925 describes exactly how you felt last Tuesday. It's the way a single sentence can make you laugh and break your heart ...

Following the incredible success of the YouTube channel Great Art Explained in 15 minutes, arts writer James Payne has launched a brilliant new series offering a fresh look at world literature. copies ...

From The Grapes of Wrath to The Wizard of Oz, these movies are brilliant adaptations of classic novels, expertly translating them to the big screen.

Ahead of World Book Day on Thursday, Guardian music writers pick out the musicians whose literary references illuminated them – from Adam Ant on Joe Orton to the National on Grace Paley ...