Cutting their own checks: authors seek help to plug their own books after cuts by publishers
Writers say investments in book promotion to augment publishers’ in-house staff are key to success
Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford
Insistence on investment purity misses the point and will only lead to a decline in arts sponsorship
Filthy lucre is everywhere, but book festivals are an easy target for protesters’ fury
Hay and Edinburgh forgo pragmatism in turning their backs on the Baillie Gifford fund
The Road to Freedom by Joseph E Stiglitz review – a vision of progressive capitalism seems too little, too late
The Nobel-winning US economist’s championing of government intervention to nullify neoliberal excesses is ardently expressed but unconvincing
Roger Corman: cinema’s pulp genius whose talent to shock was rocket fuel
Heists, horror and carnivorous plants were all grist to Corman’s staggeringly prolific movie mill, as were his pivotal collaborations with other film-makers
‘I made curtains on the train’: the commuters livening up their journeys
From a velomobile to inline skating and audiobooks, six people reveal how travelling to work is no chore
The Hunt for Gollum: Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis to work on new Lord of the Rings film
Film due to release in 2026 to be first in a new series, and will be directed by and star Serkis, who ‘has unfinished business with that stinker – Gollum!’
UK audiobook downloads up 17% last year, Publishers Association data shows
Audiobooks are fast becoming ‘a major route to market for consumers of books’, the trade body says
May Contain Lies by Alex Edmans review – fake news rules… and that’s a fact
In our age of misinformation, this unsparing study of the many ways in which we can be deceived and how to counter the pernicious effects couldn’t be more timely
John Miles obituary
Creator with his design partner Colin Banks of corporate identities for clients including Royal Mail and British Telecom
Barnes & Noble workers plan union drive at largest US bookstore chain
Despite pushback from CEO James Daunt, employees are organizing for better pay, ‘dignity’ and working conditions
The UK is trapped in a cycle of political, social and financial turmoil. But there is a way out…
The Conservatives’ pernicious reign, defined by a toxic belief in self-organising markets, has brought Britain to its knees. But we now have an opportunity to turn things around
St Paul’s Cathedral to host guests for £7 in ‘secret’ 300-year-old library
Guests can delve deeper into history of London landmark in one-of-a-kind stay to mark World Book Day
Raw deal? Judge quotes Winnie-the-Pooh in UK honey-labelling ruling
AA Milne brought to bear to help settle dispute between Waltham Forest council and Greek food firm Odysea over labelling
Private equity review – an insider’s account of high finance
This memoir of a twentysomething executive assistant shines a light on the lives of Wall Street’s elite – and the demands put on those working for them