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The literary list features sites made famous by both authors and by their works - from Shakespeare's birthplace, to Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

What’s that? Another heatwave? As Londoners flock to Brighton and Margate, Katie Strick and Juliana Piskorz pick the more secluded seaside spots (where you won’t bump into half the capital)

The Oscar-nominated actress will once again lend her voice to the new project

Before prospective readers can get to the opening chapter of Chris Womersley’s new novel The Diplomat, they will find themselves assailed with several pages listing past awards received by the author and supplying a range of accolades cut and pasted from reviews of his earlier works.

Founded in the capital over 200 years ago, Cockburns of Leith have been known to have some very famous customers over the years, with the likes of Sir Walter Scott and even Charles Dickens buying a bottle.

Cockburns of Leith was established in 1796 and counted Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens among its customers

This year’s Dickens Festival in Rochester was timed to coincide with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

In our Guide to the classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

Decolonising the curriculum doesn’t mean losing traditional texts, but studying the power imbalances my pupils already experience, says secondary school teacher Nadeine Asbali