Challenge yourself with a book-themed brainteaser from Alex Bellos, The Guardian’s resident puzzle columnist. Think Twice – Bellos’ new book – is a collection of 70 intriguing puzzles, each deceptively simple on the surface, but guaranteed to challenge and confound. These are puzzles to get stuck into, and getting them wrong is all part of […]

This week we on the Penguin Podcast go back in time to bring two riveting discussions on the history of the world, including Al Murray and James Holland delving into the details of World Wars, and Terry Deary describing his distaste for the horrors of the Roman Empire and his love of enemies who make […]

The Romantics Romantic literature: where all your favourite tropes began! From original ‘hot mess’ Heathcliff to iconic witty heroines like Jane Eyre, these books are the blueprint for romantic readers. The Gothics Windswept moors, monstrous men, and maybe a ghost or two: the hallmarks of Gothic literature! Here are the must-read books in the genre, […]