Category: News

Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy writing

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/22/helen-fielding-launches-bridget-jones-prize-for-northern-comedy-writing

Douglas Dunn obituary

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/19/douglas-dunn-obituary

Isabel Allende wins €1m Spanish literary prize under pseudonym

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/17/isabel-allende-wins-premio-planeta-spanish-literary-prize-pseudonym

Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/14/sally-rooney-says-she-can-no-longer-sell-books-in-the-uk-because-of-palestine-action-support

Ghostwriters haunted by AI as commissions fall and machine-written manuscripts rise

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https://www.thebookseller.com/news/ghostwriters-haunted-by-ai-as-commissions-fall-and-machine-written-manuscripts-rise

A former poet laureate and a Pulitzer winner lead TS Eliot prize shortlist

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/05/a-former-poet-laureate-and-a-pulitzer-winner-lead-ts-eliot-prize-shortlist

Anne Carson: ‘Bold and inventive’ Canadian poet wins Nobel Prize in Literature

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g1j54nepyo