As we roll out this month's bestseller lists from China, the country's second-largest e-retailer, JD.com, is holding a competition to engineer book delivery by drones.

Hailed for her 'deep reverence for the beauty and complexities of rural America,' Annie Proulx is to be the 30th laureate of the National Book Foundation's top medal.

The three winners of the 2017 Forward Prizes for Poetry have been announced. Now in their 26th year, the prizes aim to raise the visibility of poetry and poets.