Meghan, Meghan, Camilla, and Meghan again: what to expect from this year’s royal books
The authors of all three titles due out soon are following the maxim that no one ever failed to sell books by writing disparagingly about the Duchess of Sussex
Jane Katjavivi obituary
Other lives: Dedicated campaigner who started the first Namibian publishing house
A Visible Man by Edward Enninful review – the long road to Vogue
A refreshingly intimate account of Enninful’s rise from refugee status to editor-in-chief
Rare signed edition of The Catcher in the Rye on sale for £225,000
JD Salinger did not want his friends cashing in, so inscribed copy of classic novel is one of the hardest titles for collectors to acquire
Lord Ashcroft and Sun political editor to publish Liz Truss biographies
The peer, known for 2015’s Call Me Dave, promises an ‘open-minded’ study of the new PM’s first year in power, while Out of the Blue by Harry Cole and James Heale is slated for 8 December
Truss urged to invest in libraries and abolish tax on audiobooks
Authors and publishers’ organisations have also called on the new government to support author visits to schools and to introduce an online sales tax
Out of this world: why we created the first collaborative African fantasy universe
Inspired by African culture and fictional worlds like Marvel’s Wakanda, Sauúti is an imagined civilisation designed by and for African speculative writers
The Guardian view on BookTok: a welcome disruptor of the status quo
Editorial: The social media platform is revolutionising bookshops and galvanising publishers. Enjoy it while it lasts
First fiction work by Nobel prize-winning poet Louise Glück to be published in UK
The 64-page ‘prose narrative’ Marigold and Rose: A Fiction – about twins in the first year of life – will be published in October
UK sales of The Satanic Verses surge after Rushdie stabbing
Publisher Vintage has ordered a reprint following rush to buy the 1988 novel in the wake of the attack on the author earlier this month
Penguin cuts off Meal Prep King cook after misogynistic rant
Cookbook fans ‘heartbroken’ after John Clark’s derogatory outburst on social media
Nicholas Evans obituary
Author of The Horse Whisperer, the 1995 book that was turned into a popular film, starring and directed by Robert Redford
Killer crabs and bad leprechauns: how the best book blurbs excite our brains
Book jackets have been enticing potential readers for nearly 200 years with copy that amuses and intrigues. Here, a veteran blurb writer reveals their secrets
How to get your own book published: a step by step guide
Allow a budget of £4,000 to do-it-yourself, from the editing and design through to marketing
Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs
Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand sales