Olga Tokarczuk said just a few words about AI at Impact and set off a storm. We look at why authors are reacting so fiercely and what this dispute reveals about the real value of the printed book.
The Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. We look at who took the honours in the literary categories, why the award still sets the standard, and which of the winning titles readers can already find in bookshops.
Emily Dickinson wrote for a drawer, yet she revolutionised poetry. Her dashes, capitals and “imperfect” rhymes turned out to be a foretaste of modernism. Who was the poet who broke every unwritten rule?
A bookbinder is a specialist who gives a book its shape and durability. We explain what their work involves, which processes modern bookbinding includes, and why finishing precision affects book quality.
From the cover and spine to the book block, endpapers and headbands. We explain the key parts of a book, how they affect durability and reader experience, and why they matter in the printing process.
Kamel Daoud, winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, has been sentenced to three years in prison by an Algerian court for his novel “Houris”. A book that sparked debate on creative freedom.
HarperCollins Germany is pulling out of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026. The money saved will be redirected to independent bookshops. What does this decision say about the future of industry book fairs?
May evenings are made for reading. Here are three titles that will move you in very different ways — from the buried trauma of Algeria’s civil war, through a labyrinth of horror, to the twilight of aristocracy in Transylvania.
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