Griffiths enjoys double win at Dead Good Reader Awards

Quercus author Elly Griffiths emerged triumphant at the Dead Good Reader Awards with a double win while Claire Macintosh, C J Tudor, Lee Child and Lisa Jewell also scooped awards. Read more

The 2018 Man Booker Prize longlist has been revealed

Golden Man Booker winner Michael Ondaatje has been longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize for his novel Warlight, in a line-up the judges described as dominated by dystopias. Read more

R&J Book Club reaches milestone as latest titles revealed

Simon & Schuster and Pan Macmillan have scored two titles each on the next Richard and Judy Book Club with W H Smith, which marks the 200th novel they have recommended to readers. Read more

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S&S hits back at Trump lawyers' 'hollow' threats to sue

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Giant 3D installation celebrates Haig's Notes on a Nervous Planet

A 3D installation of Earth, made up of thousands of answers to the question "How do you stay sane in a world that isn’t?", has... Read more
Over 500 turn out in solidarity with Bookmarks after attack

Over 500 people turned out in support of Bookmarks' solidarity event this weekend following the attack on the socialist bookshop by a far-right group a... Read more