We've launched a new Recipes section, with step by step guides and tips from top chefs - and our Recipe of the Week is by Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain.

A Kent author's latest biography features some of the most adventurous of characters in South America to discover how the past can influence today.

Bond star Ben Whishaw, who will play Q in No Time to Die, has filmed the centrepiece of a new reading festival at the home of filmmaker Derek Jarman.

Waterstones' longest-serving manager has told of visits from famous authors such as JK Rowling during his 35 years at a Kent store.

An author and cricket historian who has dedicated 40 years researching the game he loves has been honoured with an award named after him.

A writer who is just 28, is living the dream after securing a seven-figure book deal and a movie contract with Sony Pictures for a fantasy series.

A four-day festival will be held in November, in place of an annual book festival, centred on a diary collection by the filmmaker Derek Jarman.

He's dodged bombs and rockets, was in the middle of the Jeremy Thorpe affair and now works closely with Joanna Lumley. And it's all in his new book.

A best-selling writer, who draws inspiration from where she lives, is releasing another book.

Naval, military and licensed buildings make up some of those featured in a new book offering a rare insight into the properties

A new book by Lisa Woollett mixes tales of growing up in Kent with what she has found discarded on Britain's beaches.

A former police officer turned author has revealed how the inspiration behind the hero of his debut novel came from an unlikely source.

A woman who suffered the most severe form of ME leaving her bedridden and fighting for her life says she's overwhelmed after her memoir won an award.

From treetop adventures to must-see films and getting stuck into a good book - here's the latest things to do near you:

An annual poetry competition for under 18s across Kent is urging young people to think about the planet, nature and climate change this year.

The council has announced when 12 Kent libraries will re-open to the public.

A writer and illustrator has produced a book showing appreciation for key workers and has also built a thank you gallery in his village.

From the Dartford Crossing to a house on Sheppey, Kent has it's fair share links to the wizarding world – although some are more tenuous than others.

A family have brought their creative skills together to produce an illustrated children's book, which can now be purchased online.

It is 150 years since author Charles Dickens died and to mark the anniversary we take a look at his local links and how he was inspired by Kent.