Black British fiction is no longer defined by trauma. From romance and fantasy to crime and children’s books, Black writers ...

As BookTok hits billions of views, authors Jess Bacon and Lucy Rose praise a "life-changing" digital reading revolution that brought viral TiKTok reading communities into the British Library ...

Six novels which each “interrogate the wealth of roles women play in society” have been shortlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The shortlist includes the debut novels of four authors, ...

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