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Bristol author shines a light on mental illness in new novel

Signed copies of Vulnerable Voices are available at Waterstones in The Galleries

Bristol Post · Nov 15, 2022

The Guardian view on the book publishing industry: no one size fits all

Editorial: The failure of a recent bid to merge two large publishing companies shines a light on a central issue of cultural power

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

Why Stephen King turned on his own publisher in a battle over the future of the book industry

Josh Marcus looks into why the horror king — and the Biden administration — has been trying to stop the big-money merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

Meet the tutor: Joseph Harker

Ahead of his masterclass, we asked Joseph Harker, the Guardian’s senior editor for diversity and development, how his career began and what advice he would give to someone looking to start their career in journalism

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a hell of a ride

The characters in these absurdly funny stories are trapped by hyper-capitalism and their own foolishness, as Saunders investigates the prisons we make for ourselves

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

New Harry Potter coin collection launched by Royal Mint as one worth £5,000

The Royal Mint is expecting high demand for the coins which celebrate 25 years since Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone was first published.

Daily Record · Oct 20, 2022

New Harry Potter 50p coins marking Philosopher's Stone anniversary will feature portraits of the King and Queen Elizabeth II

The coin collection celebrates 25 years since JK Rowling's Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone was first published in the UK

Nottingham Post · Oct 20, 2022

Postcards from the Edge at 35: How Carrie Fisher’s fiction put her back in control

In the late Eighties, Carrie Fisher went to rehab for drug addiction – a few years later, she turned her experiences into a celebrated debut novel. Kat Lister looks back on how the Star Wars legend chose comedy in the quest for truth over shame

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Involuntary celibacy is a genuine problem, but a ‘right to sex’ is not the answer

The defining argument of incels should be consigned to history, not used as a solution for this problem, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Controversial former Wollongong lord mayor Frank Arkell subject of new biography

A new book about former Wollongong mayor Frank Arkell probes the "double life" of a man who had a lauded career in public while hiding a dark secret.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022