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A new study of current trends and consumer attitudes to buying and reading books has found the UK to be among the nations with the biggest reading public.

With earnings having dropped by 60%, it is harder than ever to keep going as a writer - even if your work gets rave reviews

Author Helen Fielding says Bridget Jones has found a new audience with Gen Z, who have more problems than young women did 30 years ago but take comfort in the character's trials and tribulations.

Keira Knightley is latest star to publish a children's book, but some say trend pushes aside genuine writers and makes it harder to find great children's fiction

Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author's to wider audiences

This year, Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can...

A new survey suggests that young people are shunning AI algorithms and online retailers to experience the joy of visiting bookshops

The volume of hardback books sold in the first week of publication by some of the bestselling authors is down compared to their previous titles, despite the fact that in some cases revenues have either remained flat or gone up marginally, analysis of Bookscan data reveals.

The Hobbit star turned crime writer and Audible bestseller stars alongside Nicola Walker in his Audible original Geneva

Link: Questions for: Abiola Bello 21 October 2024

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Salman Rushdie has claimed today that it would be more dangerous to publish The Satanic Verses in today's cultural climate than in 1988.

Many readers of Alan Moore-the prolific and influential author of Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Jerusalem, and, most recently, The Great When-are enchanted by the magic of his creative vision. For his next trick, The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic, Moore would like you to come away with a...

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