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Browse features about Faber authors and book culture, from the stories behind new titles to why we love book shops.
Alice Hunt discusses six poems that bring to life Britain’s Republican past, including from Sir Thomas Fairfax, John Milton and …
If you hold the status of an available, heterosexual millennial woman in 2024, you are probably an Ex-Wife. Claire Marie …
As our new collectors' edition of Golden Hill is published exclusively for Faber Members, Francis Spufford introduces what the New …
How do you adapt an iconic book into another medium? Illustrator Chris Mould shares his approach to transforming H. G. …
September’s Independent Bookshop of the Month is Sherlock & Pages in Frome, Somerset. We spoke to the co-owner, Luke Sherlock.
Peter K. Steinberg, editor of The Collected Prose of Sylvia Plath, reflects on the journey of bringing this volume into …
On the publication of her book Songlight, the first part of a new dystopian YA trilogy, Moira Buffini introduces the …
Read an extract from Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life by Michael Nott. In this passage, Thom Gunn dreads – and …
August’s Independent Bookshop of the Month is Book-ish in Crickhowell, Powys, winner of the 2024 British Book Award for Independent …
Who is Adam Dalgliesh? With the first episodes of Channel 5’s new Dalgliesh drama series now available to watch online, …
Sophie Harris, Senior Designer at Faber, shares her process for redesigning Banana Yoshimoto's back catalogue.
As we near the publication of his new collection, Drypoint, on the 1 August, poet Jamie McKendrick reflects on the …
As Lady in the Lake is released on Apple TV+, author Laura Lippman and editor Angus Cargill give an insight …
As we publish Paul Auster's postmodern classic as a Faber Members Edition, read the opening of The New York Trilogy.
Faber Art Director Pete Adlington shares his process for the design of our reissue of a guide to the pubs …
Our July Bookshop of the Month is Pages of Hackney, who have been supplying Lower Clapton with books for over …
Faber and the National Literacy Trust are launching a competition and event for schools to celebrate seventy years of Lord …
Read an extract from A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements – an epic and intimate tale of adventure, myth and …
The Faber Design Department today launched a new initiative, the Faber Design Portfolio Sessions.
Celia Fremlin was a prolific English writer of prize-winning, spine-chilling mysteries from the 1950s to 1990s. Celebrated by the most …
James Shapiro shares a list of titles for readers interested in better understanding where our current cultural battles come from …
To celebrate Father's Day, author and illustrator Jim Smith talks about the inspirations behind his latest graphic novel for children, …
For our June Bookshop of the Month, we’re at Phlox Books in East London (by way of Belfast) to hear …
How do you choose the cover design for a book made entirely of pictures? Illustrator, graphic novelist and now book …
Sam Taylor describes the inspiration behind The Two Loves of Sophie Strom – a timeless, heart-wrenching story about love in …
For just one day in February 2024, ChatGPT went mad. James Vincent considers the surprising results of the AI’s dalliance …
For our May Independent Bookshop of the Month, we head to West Kirby, a vibrant seaside town on the Wirral …
We are a company of Paul Auster fans and many of us will be thinking today of our first Paul …
The real Boysie Singh was a notorious Trinidadian gangster. Whilst Ingrid was researching this story, her research kept coming back …
As Faber publishes the first UK edition of When I Arrived at the Castle, graphic novelist E. M. Carroll tells …
For our April Bookshop of the Month, we’re heading to Bath in South West England to visit Mr B’s Emporium …
Parasol Against the Axe is a love letter to Prague and to the art of storytelling. Everyone who encounters this …
Robbie Porter, the cover designer behind How to Win an Information War, tells us about the challenge of designing a …
For our March Bookshop of the Month, we’re taking advantage of the very beginning of the spring weather with a …
Read an extract – ‘Hierophany’ – from Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age by Katherine May, the bestselling author …
On the fortieth anniversary of the Miners' Strike and the twentieth anniversary of the publication of GB84, David Peace reflects …