Romantasy and BookTok driving a huge rise in science fiction and fantasy sales
The subgenre helped increase the market share by 41.3% last year aided by bestseller Fourth Wing from Rebecca Yarros while food and drink topped nonfiction sales
‘Dark and dingy’ or ‘a real loss’? Shoppers react to possible loss of WH Smith
Stevenage is one of 500 UK towns where threatened closures will affect local retailers and the publishing trade
Simon & Schuster imprint will no longer ask authors to obtain blurbs for their books
Publisher says expecting authors, agents and editors to secure blurbs can create ‘an incestuous and unmeritocratic literary ecosystem that often rewards connections over talent’
US Authors Guild to certify books from ‘human intellect’ rather than AI
The Human Authored online portal allows members to register their book and use a specially designed logo on covers and promotional materials
‘I was told books don’t sell here. I knew that wasn’t true’: the English teacher shaking up Nigeria’s publishing scene
After a brush with death pushed Othuke Ominiabohs to self-publish his novels, he realised there was a gap in the market for fresh African writing
Royal Society of Literature rocked by departures of director and chair
Molly Rosenberg and Daljit Nagra will both stand down, as the society’s first-ever governance review is due to be published
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist
The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistance
Envy, ego, pride and pain: what I learned from publishing my first book
Years torturing yourself before a blank page are followed by months of scrambling for publicity, followed by oblivion
The Guardian view on celebrity books: call them by their names
Keira Knightley and Jamie Oliver are the latest stars to write children’s books, but too often famous names hide the talents of ghostwriters
Mick Felton obituary
Other lives: Publisher and chief executive of Seren with an unwavering commitment to his authors
Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation
White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users
Reni Eddo-Lodge launches her own imprint with publisher HarperCollins
The author will serve as editor-at-large of Monument Books, helping to find authors that champion ‘ideas, stories and culture, as well as uplifting or refashioning past legacies’
Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited
Many celebrities’ books are actually written by others, the writers’ union says, and it’s time they were acknowledged
The Philosopher Fish wins oddest book title prize
Richard Adams Carey’s study of the caviar industry scores a narrow victory over How to Dungeon Master Parenting
Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting
Men in Love will pick up the stories of the original crew immediately after the close of the 1993 classic as they become serious in their quest for romance