Ministers urged to add audiobooks to England’s new schools curriculum
Charity calls for move after poll finds ‘crisis’ levels of reading for pleasure and rise in 8- to 18-year-olds enjoying audio
The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes
Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed
‘It’s been life-changing’: meet the adults making big changes later in life
Some people never learn to read or swim or even cook as children - but with the right spirit there’s still time to make things right
Joyce Crick obituary
Other lives: Lecturer in German literature at the University of London and translator of works by Freud
‘I’m a mixed Black female historical re-enactor in a sea of men with beards’
Not everyone would want to spend their weekends dressed in a tunic fighting medieval battles, but my love of re-enacting is rooted in keeping history alive
Joseph Rykwert obituary
Architectural writer who believed that buildings not be considered in isolation but as part of the fabric of a city
DoJ and 16 states back lawsuit targeting LGBTQ+ book ban in Georgia schools
Court briefs outline how book ban creates hostile environment including discrimination based on sex
Rampant slaughter! Sexy armour! Tiger maulings! We bust the gladiator myths
As swords and sandals make a bloody return to the screen, the ‘Colosseum consultant’ who advises all the epic productions about accuracy tells us why he is ‘paid to be ignored’
Award-winning UK teacher aims to show adults their historical blind spots
Shalina Patel’s book highlights stories traditionally left out of the textbooks, particular those of women and people of colour
Bernardine Evaristo joins calls to save Goldsmiths’ Black British literature MA
Booker-winning author says course ‘shouldn’t be seen as dispensable’ as university seeks to cut 130 academic jobs
Barbara Megson obituary
Other lives: Historian and author who liked to research everyday lives and unsung organisations
Phil Baines obituary
Graphic designer whose distinctive typographic work graced Penguin book covers, museum signage and London monuments
‘You’re gay, sir, innit?’: As a teacher, I kept my sexuality a secret – until I couldn’t
Would coming out to my pupils start a useful conversation – or spark chaos?
Terrible news for pedants as Merriam-Webster relaxes the rules of English
It’s fine to end a sentence with a preposition, according to a shock ruling from the American dictionary publisher. But is it OK to recklessly split infinitives?
Haters gonna hate … but stars like Taylor Swift can help to make literature pop
I teach the megastar’s lyrics. Adding contemporary material to school curriculums won’t dumb down – it will inspire, says academic Elly McCausland