Unique drawings by Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators, are available at a Christie’s online auction which runs until December 17.

Daughter of schoolteachers, Jane Talbot has always loved storytelling and folk tales, but she didn’t start writing until she got the idea for her debut.

After college the Dubliner moved to Spain, where he lived for six years, teaching English as a foreign language.

FANS of classic novel Riddley Walker are expected to descend on Waterford in the near future for a rare stage production of the futuristic work.