Books

10 books to help boost young boys' reading

10 Feb 2012

Young boys are often 'reluctant readers', so to help meet the government's aim to get more children reading, here is a Top 10 of books for boys, as chosen by expert Ellen Ainsworth On Tuesday, the government announced its plan to get more children reading. It takes the form of a competition, aimed at seven- to 12-year-olds and slated to kick off in September, that will reward the young readers ...

Schaffer talks Books

10 Feb 2012

The molding of a mind: J.K. Schaffer .

Penguin halts e-books sales to libraries

9 Feb 2012

Penguin Group (USA), which publishes such best-sellers as Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" and "Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love," has stopped selling e-books to libraries.