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Annual LGBT literary prize is cancelled after trans backlash over gender-critical author's nomination

Annual LGBT literary prize is cancelled after trans backlash over gender-critical author's nomination

Organisers have cancelled an annual LGBT literary prize after receiving backlash over the nomination of a gender-critical author. John Boyne, 54, who is best known for writing The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, made the longlist for the Polari Prize...

TGP EXCLUSIVE: British Author Andrew Lownie in a Q&A About ‘Entitled’, His Blockbuster Biography of Scandalous Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson That Is Rocking the Royal Family

TGP EXCLUSIVE: British Author Andrew Lownie in a Q&A About ‘Entitled’, His Blockbuster Biography of Scandalous Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson That Is Rocking the Royal Family

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are shown in their larger-than-life scandalous life. British author Andrew Lownie was born in November 1961. He has a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, and is a Fellow of the Royal...

'I review books for a living and these five hacks can make you read faster'

'I review books for a living and these five hacks can make you read faster'

Reading has always been my passion, so it's dreamy to review and write about books as part of my job. That’s why three colleagues and I decided to start a book newsletter – The Bookish Drop – to take our passion to new heights. Each week, we bring...

Northshire Bookstore hosts Liza Ketchum, author of 'Turtles Heading Home!'

Northshire Bookstore hosts Liza Ketchum, author of 'Turtles Heading Home!'

MANCHESTER -- On Saturday, August 30 at 2 p.m., the Northshire Bookstore will host children’s author Liza Ketchum to discuss "Turtles Heading Home!," her latest book for young readers. Ketchum, the author of "Begin with a Bee," illustrates the...

Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin was confronted over not finishing The Winds of Winter at a convention, and fans are rallying behind the author

Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin was confronted over not finishing The Winds of Winter at a convention, and fans are rallying behind the author

It's no secret that people are desperate for George R. R. Martin to continue the Game of Thrones novels with the sixth installment The Winds of Winter. The author has been tinkering away at the book for over 15 years now, having written four...

Eden Mills Writers' Festival near Guelph, Ont., cancels AI author workshop after backlash

Eden Mills Writers' Festival near Guelph, Ont., cancels AI author workshop after backlash

After being flooded with negative feedback from the public, organizers of the Eden Mills Writers' Festival near Guelph, Ont., have cancelled a workshop next month that was to feature an artificial intelligence (AI) author. "The intention was...

Ali Stroker — Award Winning Actress, Author, Singer & New Mom

Ali Stroker — Award Winning Actress, Author, Singer & New Mom

Ali Stroker is an American actress and singer who made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West’s acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. Ali is also the first person with a disability to be nominated for...

QuickBooks Online vs. Xero: Which Will Make Your Books a Breeze?

QuickBooks Online vs. Xero: Which Will Make Your Books a Breeze?

Pricing Intuit offers three versions of QuickBooks Online for small businesses. (The Advanced tier is more appropriate for larger companies.) The Simple Start plan ($38 per month) supports one user and an accountant with basic needs, while still...

SBA invites submissions for Sharjah book fair 2025 awards, including Emirati books

SBA invites submissions for Sharjah book fair 2025 awards, including Emirati books

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has opened submissions for the highly anticipated Sharjah International Book Fair Awards 2025, with entries accepted until September 15. The awards recognise authors and publishers who have contributed to the Arab...

Profile Books and Wellcome Collection acquire Gavin Francis’ new book on mental health

Profile Books and Wellcome Collection acquire Gavin Francis’ new book on mental health

Profile Books and Wellcome Collection have acquired a new book on mental health by the author of Adventures in Human Being and Recovery (Wellcome Collection), Gavin Francis. Profile editorial director Cecily Gayford acquired world rights including...

What to read this Buwan ng Wika: 8 thrilling books by Filipino authors

What to read this Buwan ng Wika: 8 thrilling books by Filipino authors

MANILA, Philippines — Buwan ng Wika has always been a reminder of how language binds a nation, but it also throws into view how fragile that bond can be. Filipino books rarely enjoy the same reach as imported bestsellers, and local publishing...

Normal People author ‘risks being arrested after support for proscribed terrorist group’

Normal People author ‘risks being arrested after support for proscribed terrorist group’

Normal People author Sally Rooney has pledged support to Palestine Action (Pictures: EPA/ Getty) Sally Rooney is at risk of being arrested after pledging her support for Palestine Action – which was recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation...

Author could be arrested under Terrorism Act

Author could be arrested under Terrorism Act

Beloved Irish author Sally Rooney risks being “arrested without a warrant as a ‘terrorist’” by the UK if she donates proceeds from her work to Palestine Action, a legal expert has warned. In an Irish Times op-ed over the weekend, Rooney vowed to...

James Bond author was against casting one star he thought was 'overgrown stuntman'

James Bond author was against casting one star he thought was 'overgrown stuntman'

Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series, hated the casting of one star in the film series.The adaptations of Fleming's British spy novels have proved wildly successful since the 1960s – even if the author disliked the initial casting for...

de Mowbray Music Festival 2025 review – Verdi and Mozart meet in Herriot country

de Mowbray Music Festival 2025 review – Verdi and Mozart meet in Herriot country

15 & 16 August 2025 Verdi’s Requiem and Mozart’s Don Giovanni form part of a local festival with high ambitions. Benjamin Ellin & the Durham Voices (Photo: Marc Eskenazi) What is the most ambitious Requiem one can programme? And what is the Mozart...

10 Fantasy Books For People Who Don’t Like Fantasy

10 Fantasy Books For People Who Don’t Like Fantasy

Sick of taking notes to remember all the names and places in fantasy books? Don’t feel like committing to a 10 part yet-to-be finished series? Elves just not your vibe? While dwarves would have you back on that last one, I get it, cracking open a...

The 10 Most Terrifying Villains In Sci-Fi Books

The 10 Most Terrifying Villains In Sci-Fi Books

When sci-fi authors imagine the future, they don’t just dream up shiny utopias and even shinier spaceships, they also consider all the horrible ways things can go wrong. Climate change. Deadly superviruses. The sucking void of space. The future is...

Federal judge strikes down Florida’s book ban: “None of these books are obscene”

Federal judge strikes down Florida’s book ban: “None of these books are obscene”

A federal judge in Florida has struck down major parts of the state’s book ban law, ruling that it violates the First Amendment by sweeping protected literature off school library shelves. In 2023, Florida enacted H.B. 1069, expanding the state’s...

'You have to work hand in hand with the author — like a dancer has to work with the music': Illustrating Homer's epic poems

'You have to work hand in hand with the author — like a dancer has to work with the music': Illustrating Homer's epic poems

Nothing lights the fire in Clive Hicks-Jenkins’s eyes like a good epic. ‘The moment you give me a narrative, I’m off like a rocket,’ he says, as a huge grin splits his face. Two years ago, the Welsh artist worked on Seamus Heaney’s translation of...

Books on wheels: St. Clair County unveils bookmobile Aug. 21

Books on wheels: St. Clair County unveils bookmobile Aug. 21

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Bookmobile will take place on Thursday, Aug. 21. According to a community announcement, the St. Clair County Library System's Bookmobile will serve as a mobile library, offering books, games, movies and more....

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