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Hadid and Jenan Matari withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 OctoberA book on Palestine for young readers was pulled at Penguin Random House just before its scheduled release, following editoria…
Read MoreOnly 150 of 2,189 titles published in UK for young children last year focused on minority ethnic, disabled or neurodivergent charactersThe number of children’s books featuring Black main characters fell by almost 8% last year, according to research int…
Read MoreMinistry of Defence claims book by soldier known as Christian Craighead contains alleged breach of confidentiality contractAn injunction preventing a former member of the SAS from publishing a book about his role in a counter-terrorism operation has be…
Read MoreEnglish translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young lovers in prewar Paris, receives rave reviews as precursor to auteur’s cinematic workIn the dog days of the second world war, 24-year-old Maurice Schérer wrote a tale of yo…
Read MoreThe country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishersThe Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publish…
Read MoreBonnier Books will no longer publish UK’s top-selling true crime author following Guardian investigationThe main publisher of the bestselling true crime writer Christopher Berry-Dee has dropped the author after a Guardian investigation into allegations…
Read MoreExclusive: Academics call for inquiry, saying university must be held accountable for ‘grotesque racism unleashed’The University of Cambridge’s leaders deserve blame for the “grotesque racism unleashed” by Jason Arday’s appointment as professor, accord…
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