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The Guardian Books Podcast. Presented weekly and features the most well-known writers from all over the world. There's Kazuo Ishiguro on his latest book, novelist Will Self and philosopher John Gray in conversation, Amit Chaudhuri on his reworking of the Odyssey paired with feminist economist Katrine Marçal. A good range presented beautifully every week.

From the Guardian: Schools of the future series. Technology just have to mean the end of school libraries.

"Regardless of the ultimate fate of the printed book, reports of the imminent death of the library as a physical entity seem to have been greatly exaggerated. Bookless digital public libraries are already starting to appear, the first in San Antonio, Texas, where lines of bookshelves have been replaced by e-readers, computer workstations, laptops and tablets. The simple truth is that, like Roald Dahl's character Matilda, people like going to libraries. Indeed, going to the library is like getting a pay rise, according to a survey conducted in 2014 by the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The survey, which attempted to quantify how happy different activities make us, showed that while dancing and swimming nearly always cheer us up, so does going to the library. "

"Some of the key pieces of research on literacy over the last decade." The Guardian newspaper (UK)

"People may sniff, but the best of these Generation Y re-tellings bring the writing of the past back to vivid life" Some interesting reflections on new approaches to a few classics, with links to five of the best.

"From teaching coding to modelling texts for literature analysis, teachers share the inventive ways they use Lego in lessons"

Article from The Guardia (UK)

Well-reasoned piece giving a good explanation as to why YA books have a general appeal beyond the intended target.

"A research project has found that teachers who read for pleasure have better book knowledge and feel more confident, calm and stress-free in the classroom"