French book I Hate Men sees sales boom after government minister calls for ban
A French government official’s futile attempt to ban an essay entitled I Hate Men because of its “incitement to hatredContinue Reading
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Author Spotlight: James Huck discusses his writing method
Author Spotlight is our new series where a guest author writes about their process, their love for the art, andContinue Reading
UK Woman sets up free black history books project for those unable to afford them
A woman from Watford recently set up a charity whose sole aim is to provide free books for people whoContinue Reading
Author Spotlight: Dominic Hodgson discusses his love for writing and his series The Ragnarök Chronicles
By Dominic Hodgson When I saw the posting for being among the authors contributing to this series, the examples givenContinue Reading
JK Rowling returns award after Kerry Kennedy criticism
JK Rowling has decided she will be giving back an award associated with the US Kennedy family, this comes afterContinue Reading
Literary world braces for 600 books to be published on one day
The 3rd of September us due to be a very busy day for the world of literature. Around 600 brandContinue Reading
Black Writers’ Guild reports progress as publishers confront diversity problems
The Black Writers Guild has called for sweeping changes in the UK publishing industry
Ocean Vuong’s next manuscript to be unveiled in 2114
Ocean Vuong has become the seventh author in the Future Library, an ongoing art project that will see contemporary authorsContinue Reading
Middlemarch and other works by women reissued under their real names
A number of novels written by women using male pseudonym’s have now been reissued using the authors’ actual names.
Stephen King announces new crime novel ‘Later’ coming in 2021
It has been announced that Stephen King will be releasing a new novel in 2021 and that it will beContinue Reading
Authors condemn Saudi Arabia’s bid to host World Science Fiction Convention
Controversy is abound in the science-fiction writing circle after Saudi Arabia bids to host the World Science Fiction Convention
Hilary Mantel up for third Booker prize
It has been announced that Hilary Mantel’s new book, The Mirror and the Light, has been long-listed for the 2020 BookerContinue Reading
Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book
The author Mark Dawson has just lost his spot on the Sunday Times bestseller chart for his thriller The CleanerContinue Reading
Book by Donald Trump’s niece has sold almost 1m copies on its first day
Mary Trumps salacious tell all book has sold 1 million copies in just 24 hours
Popular children’s author Joanna Cole dies aged 75
Joanna Cole, the author of the Magic School Bus series of children’s books has sadly passed away at the ageContinue Reading
