BOOKS

November 1 is Author's Day: A celebration of the world's greatest writers and their contribution to fiction.

In light of Lola Olufemi's positive attempts to "decolonise" her curriculum at Cambridge, here are our suggestions.

Andre Walker, a contributor for the New York Observer finally ceded the argument after receiving over 100,000 replies to his criticism of libraries.

From misty lochs and chalk cliffs to snow-covered mountains and autumnal woods, Landscape Photographer of the Year book captures the splendour of Britain's rural and urban landscapes, from the Outer Hebrides to the white cliffs of Dover.

Brian Griffin (not the dog from Family Guy) was a major British music industry photographer in the 1980s, shooting album covers by Depeche Mode, The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Specials, Elvis Costello and many more.

George Saunders' becomes the second US author to win the prize for Lincoln in the Bardo which was described as 'unique' and 'extraordinary' by the judging panel.

National Dictionary Day was created to celebrate American lexicographer Noah Webster who was born on October 16 1758.

School district in Mississippi bans Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic after complaints about its language.

Dan Brown's fifth novel to feature globe-trotting Harvard professor Robert Langdon in a race to find an earth-shattering secret.

After the popular and critical success of his first book, Soviet Bus Stops, Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more.

It's Roald Dahl Day 2017: "A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men."

Dan Ziskie's first book, Cloud Chamber, features photographs taken on the streets of Manhattan between 2013 and 2016.

Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen has travelled the world tracking down men who claim to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Russian photographer Denis Esakov presents Moscow from a different perspective – from above.

Many of the images he took as a 22-year-old aspiring photographer lay forgotten until a history student chanced across them in 2011.

Sandra Müller's book Dog People features 83 creative portraits that answer the question: "What kind of person would this dog be?"

Drone Photography & Video Masterclass contains everything a photographer needs to take their camera into the skies; and everything a drone pilot needs to master aerial photography.

The first of J.K. Rowling's magical series The Philosopher's Stone was published on 26 June, 1997.

Bloomsbury has released special House editions of The Philosopher's Stone with additional facts and illustrations.

The annual dedication to the fictional sleuth was chosen to coincide with the birthday of creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The discount offer was placed on a book tracing the ten-year search for the missing toddler.

Children's writer, famed for the Alex Rider spy series, described the incident as 'disturbing'.

Burglary took place in Birmingham sometime in April.

The novel called The President is Missing will be published in June 2018.

Colin Philpott's book – Relics of the Reich – looks at the physical legacy of the Nazis; their buildings, their structures and their public spaces.

Behind boarded-up windows and "No Trespass" signs lies a hidden world, slowly being claimed back by nature.

Rumours had been mounting after micro-artist responsible for the notes visited the Jane Austen Centre in Bath.

Very few photographers have ventured inside the restricted red zone, or seen the interiors of its abandoned buildings.

She Persisted takes its title from barbed putdown aimed at Elizabeth Warren in Senate.