Thanks to the AI, you can now take a full writing BBC Maestro course with a best-selling author who died in 1973. Can you guess who?
Roald Dahl
Agatha Christie
J.R.R. Tolkien
Virginia Woolf
What is the title of the latest novel published by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
Dream Count
Half of a Yellow Sun
Purple Hibiscus
Americanah
What is the name of the muse of epic poetry?
Cassandra
Creusa
Chryseis
Calliope
Which renowned American author has won the coveted 2024 National Book Award for 'James' a dramatic retelling of Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" told from the perspective of the original lead’s friend Jim, an escaped slave?
Kaveh Akbar
Samantha Harvey
Miranda July
Percival Everett
Who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature becoming the 18th woman winner out of its 119 laureates?
Louise Glück
Olga Tokarczuk
Han Kang
Annie Ernaux
Which American author and illustrator born in 1925 (100 years ago) was popular for unsettling stories often featuring children?
Tim Burton
Charles Addams
Edward Gorey
Agatha Christie
Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the USA. Can you guess which of these hasn’t?
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Heartopper, Alice Oseman
What’s the name of the dog in Lessons in Chemistry?
Three-sixty
Thirty-six
Sixty-three
Six thirty
Who are the Odonians in The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin?
The inhabitants of Anarres (the moon planet)
The inhabitants of Urras (the bigger planet)
The university professors in Urras
Shevek’s supporters
Which author who was born and bred in Barcelona will soon be awarded the Princesa de Asturias award for literature?
Eva Baltasar
Eduardo Mendoza
Llúcia Ram
Sergi Pàmies
Which famous children’s literature character is set to return in 2026 with the first book in 20 years?
The Gruffalo
Mr Potato
Harry Potter
Matilda
Which famous Gothic novel is being made into a film that will be released in 2026 starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi?
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen
The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe
The Italian, Ann Radcliffe
Who desperately wants to go To The Lighthouse?
Lily
Jim
Charles
James
In The Talented Mr Ripley, what’s the name of the Italian village where Ripley meets Dickie and Marge?
Atrani
Mongibello
Amalfi
Positano
Which book was published 100 years ago this year?
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Strangers on a train, by Patricia Highsmith
Mrs Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin