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Booker Prize listing for Kilmarnock author after novel Case Study captures the attention

Former Grange Academy student Graeme Macrae Burnet has been nominated for the second time in his writing career.

Daily Record · Jul 28, 2022

Stuart Woods, author of Stone Barrington novels, dead at 84

Stuart Woods, an author of more than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington, has died

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

The Guardian view on book prizes: don’t forget the children

Editorial: In a changing awards landscape, fiction for young readers should not be left out in the cold

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2022

Alan Grant dies: Tributes pour in for comic book writer, 73

Tributes from across the comic book industry have flooded in online.

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022

Robert Stephens’ book, ‘Bombay Imagined’, documents 200 unrealised urban visions

Architect and Mumbaikar Robert Stephens’ new book, Bombay Imagined, records unrealised plans for the city — from an underground railway to monsoon-regulating canals

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022

Hong Kong publishers excluded from book fair over politically sensitive material

At least three booksellers say they were banned from the annual jamboree as the city embarks on ‘new form of censorship’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2022

Edinburgh woman sells Harry Potter book for £3,750 after picking it up for just £10.99

After sitting on a bookshelf for years, a copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has been sold for a whopping £3,750 after Sally Champion bought it for just £10.99 back in '98.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 21, 2022

Michelle Obama's book 'The Light We Carry' coming this fall

Michelle Obama will have a book out this fall, in which she reflects upon her experiences and shares insights on navigating an increasingly stressful world

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Commentary: Why inappropriate books are the best kind

The house where I was raised had an open shelf rule. This meant my brother and I were allowed to read anything, no matter how inappropriate or beyond our years. We never had to ask.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 21, 2022

You’ve got style: Brilliant books on creative writing

From Italo Calvino to Dorothea Brande, Emma Cummins reflects on the books that inspire her as a writer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022