Literary jams for days spent in the sun, spread out reading on a blanket.

From The Handmaid’s Tale to Little Women, here are some of our favourite depictions of mothers and motherhood in classic literature to read this Mother’s Day.

Toni Morrison wrote some of the most important books of the past 50 years. If you're new to her work, here's where to begin.

Fancy reading something scary this year, but not sure which level of spook to go for? Here are the best ghoulish reads, ranked in order of thrill.

Embrace the sunniest season of the year with these beautiful quotes from classic and contemporary writing.

From DH Lawrence to Toni Morrison, as spring warms up, we celebrate the best in literature’s secret gardens.

Struggling to make many resolutions in 2021? Realising you're fine just as you are may be the best approach this year.

In the depths of winter books can offer escape and solace from the season, as these beautifully chilly quotes show.

Whether you’re after a special edition of a beloved classic for a well-read bookworm or a stunningly illustrated cookbook for a passionate home chef, you’ll find plenty of inspiration amongst our selection of our most beautiful books.

The 'GAN' is a concept near impossible to define, and even harder to write. But that's not to say some brave writers haven't tried to 'paint the American soul'.

You don't have to look far to find hope in a book. These authors have lent their words to the power of optimism.

From Francine Toon to Daisy Johnson and Sara Collins, recent fiction has been filled with a sense of the otherworldly. Why have so many women writers turned to horror tropes, and what does it tell us?

Rubik's Cubes, Stephen King and Margaret Thatcher – the Eighties have plenty of cultural touchstones. But where to read about them? From Toni Morrison to Tom Wolfe, Alan Hollinghurst to Alice Walker, here are some of the writers who captured the decade best.

We asked five Penguin authors whose work explores racism, in fiction and nonfiction, to share the books they feel are crucial to understanding – and then acting on – racial injustice at home and worldwide.

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am celebrates the late author’s brilliance, as she went from reader to a Nobel Prize-winning writer.

We’ve gathered some of our favourite VINTAGE classic love stories for you to curl up with. Whether you’re looking for happy-ever-afters and heartbreak; stories of true love, adultery, unreciprocated feelings and intimate liaisons, we’ve got the perfect book for you.

You’re feeling pretty pleased with the Christmas presents and stocking fillers you’ve bought for your loved ones this year. But there’s something missing. These last-minute gift ideas are practical, funny, full of facts and good-looking. In short, they’re guaranteed to make Christmas that bit more special.

The author of Beloved has died aged 88. Here her publishers in the UK and America pay tribute to one of the greatest writers of her generation.

Join us at VINTAGE in a year of challenging ourselves to listen, hear and respond to some of the greatest female writers history has to offer. From Margaret Atwood to Mary Wollstonecraft, revisit your favourites, discover new voices and fill your bookshelf and your year with women’s voices. They matter.

The fashion designers behind the new Beatrix Potter book covers share the inspiration for their designs. Unexpected and playful, the new collection celebrates these timeless stories and their influence on British culture today.