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1 Sep 2014: Self has called the celebrated writer England's 'Supreme Mediocrity' for prescribing the use of short words and everyday English. Could Self have a new book out, by any chance?
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1 Sep 2014: Novelist takes particular issue with the 'Orwellian language police' who have made plain English an unquestioned virtue
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14 Aug 2014: Internet retailer accused of using tactics from Orwell's 1984 in war of words with the publisher Hachette
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7 Aug 2014: The artwork for Penguin’s new edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has left readers appalled. Here’s our selection of the five most preposterous and frankly poor covers ever printed – but what have we missed?
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2 Jul 2014: London has become a literary playground: a project by the National Literacy Trust has scattered 50 book-shaped benches across the capital for the summer, each dedicated to an iconic author or character. Will you help us find them?
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30 Jun 2014: The prime minister employed Orwellian doublespeak to claim that Britain was now 'the voice of Europe'
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3 Jun 2014:
It can seem daunting, but there's a whole world of books beyond the children's section. Site member Firebird is here with a few commandments for those thinking of taking their first steps...
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7 May 2014:
Producers of a new version of George Orwell's classic suggest his dystopic fiction is chillingly relevant
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24 Apr 2014: Charles Moore's authorised Life a controversial contender for book award set up in honour of George Orwell
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1-15 of 239 for George Orwell