Publishing

Why has talking about books become the preserve of know-nothing celebrities?

The ancient art of the literary rejection

Unreadable and insufferable woke academics are boycotting the publishers that grudgingly print their inane work 

Philip Pullman’s early resignation signals a setback for free speech in publishing

Once Twitter takes against you, they will wash their hands of you, Pontius Pilate-style

Frankie Ho runs into trouble in the literary world

We need heavyweights to separate good from bad

These two books show that it has always been the preserve of the unscrupulous to peddle their wares to the gullible and salacious

Rooney has now run into greater controversy than simple literary taste

Women now dominate the literary landscape