Michael Longley obituary
Belfast poet of exceptional poise and eloquence – but with a sardonic streak to temper his technical accomplishment
British crime writer Mick Herron wins Crime Writers’ Association lifetime achievement award
The author of books such as Slow Horses and Down Cemetery Road receives the prestigious Diamond Dagger award for his contribution to the genre
‘There’s a majesty to grief’: TS Eliot poetry prize winner Peter Gizzi
The American writer won the prestigious prize for Fierce Elegy, a collection informed by the deaths of his family members. He explains why poetry is like friendship – and why he loves small words
David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead
Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses among winners of Nero book awards
The booker longlisted title takes the debut fiction prize while Adam S Leslie, Sophie Elmhirst and Liz Hyder win fiction, nonfiction and children’s categories
‘Transcendental beauty’ of Peter Gizzi’s Fierce Elegy wins him TS Eliot poetry prize
Judges for the £25,00 award say the collection, informed by grief for his two brothers, ‘braves large questions’ with its lyric sequence
Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book
The Booksellers Association spoke to staff who also highlighted James by Percival Everett, and everything from Chris Hoy’s autobiography to a book about fishing by a dog
Sarah Jessica Parker gets a ‘golden ticket’ to the judging panel of 2025 Booker prize
Sex and the City star says it is ‘the thrill of a life’ to be appointed to 2025 panel alongside Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to pick year’s best novel
From the Baillie Gifford to the Giller: can literary prizes survive protests against sponsors?
Writers have been coming out against companies that fund awards, with serious implications for the books industry
Yan F Zhang’s ‘fearsome and memorable’ Fleeting Marrow wins 4thWrite prize
The ‘remarkable’ short story is based on real-life deportations of Chinese seafarers in the UK after the second world war
Sarah Jessica Parker joins judging panel of 2025 Booker prize
Sex and the City star says being asked ‘felt very daunting’, as she signs up to pick the year’s best novel with Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
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
2024 Nero book awards shortlist announced to celebrate ‘extraordinary writing talent’
The second run of the UK/Irish awards covers adult and children’s fiction, debut novels and nonfiction, with tales that stretch from surreal expeditions to lost sailors and schoolboy lizards
Ferdia Lennon wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for ‘delightful’ novel
As part of the award, the author will have a gloucestershire old spots pig named after his debut book which is set in ancient Sicily
Jon Ransom wins second Polari prize in two years with The Gallopers
The author has been named winner of the LGBTQ book prize for his second novel, having won the Polari first book award in 2023. This year’s debut award goes to Nicola Dinan, with Sarah Hagger-Holt taking the children’s prize