The Guardian view on Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists: why we love a list
Editorial: Yes, they are marketing tools – but cataloguing culture says much about the society we live in
‘Chilling’ arrest of French publisher by UK counter-terrorism police condemned
Éditions la Fabrique says foreign rights manager Ernest Moret was held for several hours and asked ‘disturbing questions’ about his political opinions
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
Lydia Davis refuses to sell her next book on Amazon
The garlanded short story author will release her next collection solely in bookshops and select independent online outlets to coincide with Bookshop Day
Pioneering publisher Margaret Busby named new president of PEN
The editor, writer and literary critic who was the UK’s first Black female publisher will replace Philippe Sands
Hanif Kureishi to publish memoir about accident that left him paralysed
Shattered, out in 2024, will expand on the material the Buddha of Suburbia author has been sharing on social media from his hospital bed since a fall in Rome last year
UK publishing industry reports record-breaking year in 2022
There were 669m physical books sold in the UK last year, according to new figures from the Publishers Association
Why so much hype? Being on Granta’s best young novelists list has its drawbacks
In 2013, I was one of the chosen 20. Today, I still question the accolades and gimmickry around making the grade
Granta 163: Best of Young British Novelists 5 review – more solipsism than state of the nation
The latest celebration of emerging literary talent brings thrills, charm and emotional punch to the page. But this new generation have taken an inward turn compared with the more worldly themes of bygone years
Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists – meet the class of 23
From Kazuo Ishiguro to Zadie Smith, Granta’s list has been spotlighting future stars since 1983. Four decades on, what does its evolution says about our literary landscape?
Peter Usborne obituary
Publisher whose eponymous company changed the face of children’s nonfiction with its fact-filled illustrated books
Granta reveals its pick of future star British novelists
The journal’s once-in-a-decade selection of the best fiction writers under 40 has broadened its selection of 20 to include authors who ‘regard the UK as their home’
Amazon to close Book Depository online shop
Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of April
Children’s books publisher Peter Usborne dies at 85
Publisher pays tribute to ‘genius’ who was an ‘inspirational leader’
New project seeks to bring south Asian literature to western readers
Founded by two translators – one American, one British – the Salt initiative will provide mentorships, funding and a south Asia-focused literary translation school