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The Spire, published on 10th April 1964, is celebrating its 60th anniversary today! It was Golding’s fifth novel, and his first of the 1960s. His […]

Looking for gifts for book lovers this Christmas? Our guide to Golding’s incredibly diverse books will help you find a gift to suit any tastes! […]

Golding’s The Spire features in an episode of the wonderful Ninety Nine Novels podcast from the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. In 1984, Burgess published a list of […]

The Spire has been included in David Annand’s list of the Top 10 Buildings in Fiction. Published as part of the Guardian’s ongoing ‘Top 10’ […]

Faber & Faber are to relaunch all Golding’s novels with brand new covers and introductions from a range of exciting writers! Pincher Martin, The Spire, […]

Round-up of William Golding in the news in February 2021! Lord of the Flies was mentioned in Netflix’s new show Fate: The Winx Saga. In the first […]

Award-winning writer, Nina Allan, author of books including The Race and The Rift has written a fascinating post on science fiction. The post is inspired by […]

Round-up of William Golding in the news in April 2019! The tragic fire at Notre Dame prompted a number of articles about Golding’s The Spire, a […]

Having become enthralled by readings of William Golding’s The Spire, I decided to embark on my own kind of pilgrimage to Salisbury – where Golding […]

Round-up of William Golding in the news in May 2018! The Inheritors was included in the New York Times recommended books on Neanderthals and our early ancestors. The […]