Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not write about other races
US novelist talks of ‘weird kind of identity politics in American publishing’ while at Hay festival
Caroline Raphael obituary
Other lives: Former editor in chief of The Good Hotel Guide, who worked on every edition from 1978 to 2022
Amis, Hitchens and Larkin: bad behaviour and a messy personal life were once a gift for authors. Not any more
Flaws used to feed their sales but now writers are expected to be saints
Bloomsbury admits using AI-generated artwork for Sarah J Maas novel
Publisher says cover of House of Earth and Blood was prepared by in-house designers unaware the stock image chosen was not human-made
Johnny Cash lyrics to be collected in book for first time
Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics will include rare and never-before-seen visual material alongside stories and commentary
Naomi Klein investigates ‘conspiracy theory culture’ that has shaken her life
Doppelganger, due out this autumn, examines ‘the wildness of right now’, including personal issues arising from being confused with Naomi Wolf
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ‘let me see everything’ for new book, says Michael Lewis
The Big Short author was given unlimited access to failed cryptocurrency exchange founder for Going Infinite: the Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
‘Beowulf is lit AF’ – could ChatGPT really write good book blurbs?
Some in the book industry have already begun exploring automation of its pitches to readers. We took this functionality for a test drive
Sorry, Swifties: BTS revealed as authors of mystery book that intrigued the internet
Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS will be out on 9 July, ending feverish speculation that the previously untitled book was a Taylor Swift memoir
The Taylor Swift effect: why a mystery book is rocketing up US charts – despite no one knowing anything about it
Wild speculation over a book known as ‘4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023’ has seen excited Swifties placing pre-orders. The bad news? It is likely not by her
‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees
Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon
At 48, I should be inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow and her abs. But they make me want to throw things
You want a middle-aged woman to run an ultramarathon or start a wellness empire? Can’t I just have a breakdown? writes Emma Beddington
Dead Ink wins Republic of Consciousness prize with Missouri Williams’s ‘astonishing’ debut
The award, championing small presses with fewer than five staff, was won by The Doloriad – an audaciously original novel set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia
Meals and deals: five biggest trends from London book fair 2023
There was lots to digest at the publishing fair, including cookery books from social media stars, a climate change book from London mayor Sadiq Khan, and some big debut novels to look forward to
Never too late: over-50s urged to write fiction with prize for debut novel
Award launched at London book fair aims to help older authors take the plunge and submit a first work