‘I could never hope to equal it again’: Jeffrey Archer announces next novel will be his last
The 85-year-old bestselling author’s final novel, Adam and Eve, will be published in English in October
Heated Rivalry books sell out amid Australian fans’ infatuation with gay ice hockey TV show
Wild success of television series drives huge demand for Game Changers books, with Australian booksellers reporting significant customer orders
María Corina Machado to publish book on political vision for Venezuela amid upheaval
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner will lay out vision for the country in book publishing in US
Thursday briefing: Thirty years of the Women’s prize for fiction – have male novelists been edged out?
In today’s newsletter: As the literary award marks its 30th anniversary, the debate about whether it is relevant when women dominate bestsellers list has resurfaced
Not just love, actually: why romance fiction is booming
From Emily Henry to Rebecca Yarros and Alison Espach’s The Wedding People – romance has dominated the book charts this year. So why is it still dismissed by critics?
Faith Evans obituary
Talented editor and literary agent who was a co-founder of Women in Publishing
John Lucas obituary
Other lives: Writer and publisher whose Shoestring Press published more than 400 titles
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
Hugh Nowell obituary
Other lives: Co-founder and head of Grosvenor Books, a Christian publishing company
Ncuti Gatwa leads star winners at first Speakies awards for audio storytelling
The actor won best performance for BBC drama Gatsby in Harlem at the inaugural British Audio awards, while Nicola Coughlan’s narration of Juno Dawson’s Queen B clinched best sci-fi audiobook
‘He was just trying to earn a few kopecks’: how newly translated stories reveal Chekhov’s silly side
With daft jokes and experimental wordplay, the first comprehensive translations of his lesser-known stories show Anton Chekhov in a new light
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
Peter Ford obituary
Other lives: Author and editor who co-wrote a biography of Joseph Merrick, the ‘Elephant Man’
Ronnie Sim obituary
Other lives: Former teacher who helped translate the Bible into various African languages
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal