Publishing
Royal Society of Literature rocked by departures of director and chair
Molly Rosenberg and Daljit Nagra will both stand down, as the society’s first-ever governance review is due to be published
Ella Creamer
07, Jan, 2025 @2:32 PM
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist | Gareth Rubin
The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistance
Gareth Rubin
05, Jan, 2025 @8:00 AM
Envy, ego, pride and pain: what I learned from publishing my first book | Hamilton Nolan
Years torturing yourself before a blank page are followed by months of scrambling for publicity, followed by oblivion
Hamilton Nolan
29, Dec, 2024 @11:00 AM
The Guardian view on celebrity books: call them by their names | Editorial
Keira Knightley and Jamie Oliver are the latest stars to write children’s books, but too often famous names hide the talents of ghostwriters
Editorial
20, Dec, 2024 @5:42 PM
Mick Felton obituary
Other lives: Publisher and chief executive of Seren with an unwavering commitment to his authors
Tony Curtis
18, Dec, 2024 @4:03 PM
Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation
White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users
Imogen West-Knights
17, Dec, 2024 @5:45 PM
Reni Eddo-Lodge launches her own imprint with publisher HarperCollins
The author will serve as editor-at-large of Monument Books, helping to find authors that champion ‘ideas, stories and culture, as well as uplifting or refashioning past legacies’
Ella Creamer
16, Dec, 2024 @5:04 PM
Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited
Many celebrities’ books are actually written by others, the writers’ union says, and it’s time they were acknowledged
Ella Creamer
10, Dec, 2024 @4:42 PM
The Philosopher Fish wins oddest book title prize
Richard Adams Carey’s study of the caviar industry scores a narrow victory over How to Dungeon Master Parenting
Ella Creamer
09, Dec, 2024 @2:29 PM
Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting
Men in Love will pick up the stories of the original crew immediately after the close of the 1993 classic as they become serious in their quest for romance
Ella Creamer
06, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Royal Literary Fund’s hardship grants for writers see applications increase by 400%
Charity cites AI and cost of living among reasons for a nearly fivefold increase in grant applications between last year and this year
Ella Creamer
03, Dec, 2024 @12:20 PM
The Guardian view on 'words of the year': lexical snapshots of a moment in time | Editorial
Editorial: From ‘selfie’ to ‘slop’, internet culture is changing our language
Editorial
29, Nov, 2024 @6:25 PM
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