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The author of 18 ‘bonkbuster’ novels including Riders, Rivals and Bella has died following a fallJilly Cooper has died at the age of 88, her agent has confirmed.The author, whose 18 novels include Riders and Rivals, “defined culture, writing and conver…
The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fictionSarah Hall, Charlie Porter and Yrsa Daley-Ward are among the writers shortlisted for this year’s Goldsmiths prize.The £10,000 award recognises ficti…
During the 2024-2025 school year, there were more then 6,800 instances of books being pulled, led by the horror authorA new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between st…
Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give was taken off year 10 reading list at Budmouth Academy after parent complainedA bestselling black American author has condemned a Dorset school’s decision to drop her critically acclaimed novel from a reading list.Angie T…
The journalist and author’s wife requested ‘fresh look’ from Colorado FBI, after his death was ruled a suicide in 2005The death of Hunter S Thompson is set to be reviewed, more than 20 years after it was ruled a suicide.The journalist and author was be…
A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from salesThe online store Bookshop.org is launching a platform through which independent bookshops in the UK will be able to sell ebooks as an alternative to A…
His poetry often explored love and relationships and he wrote books for children including Gargling With JellyBrian Patten, who made his name in the 1960s as one of the most prominent Liverpool poets, has died, his agent has confirmed. He was 79.His po…
After 62 years, across wars, variants and uninterrupted service, the Indian Air Force retired the last of its MiG-21 fighter interceptors last week. And coinciding […]
Performance of the once controversial poem was planned for its 40th anniversary but will now double as a tribute to writer who died last weekTony Harrison’s state-of-the-nation poem V is to be performed in the Leeds cemetery that directly inspired the …
The Stella prize-winning author used her acceptance speech to call out the Australian government’s response to the war in Gaza, in a ceremony marked by pointed political commentary from the podiumGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen Michelle…