Alex Johnson

Artistic interpretations of a classic twentieth-century English children’s story by illustrators from outside the UK are the focus of a new exhibition in the Lake District.
 
A new national archive has been launched in Manchester, preserving literary texts, artifacts, and ephemera from popular culture and the counterculture in the UK from the postwar period to the prese
Lesser known children’s book artwork will go on show alongside major collectible names at the Masterpiece London art fair tomorrow, June 30, through J
The largest exhibition of Thomas Hardy objects ever displayed at one time has opened in the region he made famous through his fiction.
A new exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries takes a look at the touchy-feely aspect of books from medieval times to the present day.
The desk on which Dame Hilary Mantel wrote her multi-award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy
There are many ways of reinterpreting our cultural heritage, but Shakespeare scholar and historian Ella Hawkins has come up with one of the most wholesome.
Although the book fairs in London tend to receive the most attention, there are many more around the UK run under the auspices of the Provincial Booksel
An exhibition at the British Library opening later this month showcases the role gold has played in the production of some of the world’s finest manuscripts, from book covers and illuminations to w
The intersection between literature and the other creative arts is the focus of two new exhibitions in London and Hampshire.