Society of Authors

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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

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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

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Bookshop.org launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books
Bookloop will allow customers to trade books they own for credit to use on the online retailer’s website, with accumulated royalties being distributed to authors

Ella Creamer

28, Aug, 2024 @5:00 AM

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More than 200 authors renew call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel
Fossil Free Books’ statement also demands that the book festival sponsor stops investing in ‘companies that profit from Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide’

Lucy Knight

15, May, 2024 @11:56 AM

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Gaza vote divides Society of Authors after call to condemn Israeli military action
Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers’ union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed ‘at least 95 journalists and media workers’

David Barnett

03, May, 2024 @4:05 PM

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Joanne Harris: ‘Some of us don’t see the line between the books and the world’
As the author prepares to publish a prequel to her bestselling novel Chocolat, she explains why she engages with real-life political battles too

Ella Creamer

12, Mar, 2024 @5:33 PM

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Spotify’s new audiobook streaming could have ‘devastating effect’, says Society of Authors
The industry body says the music giant’s move to make more than 150,000 titles available has not been discussed with authors and may compete with sales

Lucy Knight

11, Oct, 2023 @3:40 PM

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Authors shocked to find AI ripoffs of their books being sold on Amazon
Book spamming, sometimes with multiple bogus titles going online in one day, has hit writers like Rory Cellan-Jones

James Tapper

30, Sep, 2023 @3:29 PM

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Self-publishers must declare if content sold on Amazon’s site is AI-generated
Retailer announces new rules for its Kindle Direct Publishing forum after complaints about AI-produced works being sold under human writers’ names

Ella Creamer

11, Sep, 2023 @5:08 PM

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Society of Authors calls use of bad reviews for book blurbs ‘morally questionable’
After several critics complained of being quoted out of context on the covers of Jordan Peterson’s new book, the industry body has spoken out against the practice

Ella Creamer

01, Sep, 2023 @6:02 AM

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Authors call for AI companies to stop using their work without consent
Margaret Atwood, Viet Thanh Nguyen and 8,000 others have signed an open letter asking that permission is obtained and compensation given when a writer’s work is used by AI

Lucy Knight

20, Jul, 2023 @8:37 AM

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Society of Authors creates new campaign to help writers hold publishers to account on sustainability
Tree to Me aims to give authors more say in reducing the environmental impact of physical books, including from the manufacture of paper, transportation and the use of chemicals

Sarah Shaffi

19, Apr, 2023 @3:10 PM

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