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The UK’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced it’s 2023 longlists for the Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize.

TikTok parent company ByteDance is worryingly trying to branch out into the publishing world following the success of BookTok.

Former US president Barack Obama’s summer reading recommendations has been revealed whilst he addressed the book bans across the country.

Thousands of authors have signed an AI open letter set up by The Authors Guild, demanding their work is protected from copyright breaches.

If everyone is special, does that mean no one is? We look at the rise of celebrity memoirs and whether the market is now oversaturated.

Royal Society of Literature announces a huge diverse group of new fellows launched as part of the bicentenary celebrations.

The People’s Choice Podcast Awards is upon us and the How To Be Books Podcast needs your help for nominations!

Hanif Kureishi’s Dispatches shows us writers finding strength in camaraderie. Discover the profound insights in this ode to his journey.

The International Booker Prize has been awarded for the first time to a Bulgarian national, – the veteran writer Georgi Gospodinov.

We are celebrating two nominations for the How To Be Books Podcast at She Podcasts’ Sonic Bloom Awards 2023.