Literature in The News

Two OpenAI book Lawsuits Partially Dismissed by California Court https://bookandauthornews.com/two-openai-book-lawsuits-partially-dismissed-by-california-court/

9 Debut Authors to Watch Out For in 2024 https://bookandauthornews.com/9-debut-authors-to-watch-out-for-in-2024/

Romance Bookstores are Taking Over America https://bookandauthornews.com/romance-bookstores-are-taking-over-america/

Five of the best campus novels | Books https://bookandauthornews.com/five-of-the-best-campus-novels-books/

Guardian writer and Observer critic longlisted for inaugural Women’s prize for nonfiction | Books https://bookandauthornews.com/guardian-writer-and-observer-critic-longlisted-for-inaugural-womens-prize-for-nonfiction-books/

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, February 15th https://bookandauthornews.com/daily-cartoon-thursday-february-15th/

Jewish Identity with and Without Zionism https://bookandauthornews.com/jewish-identity-with-and-without-zionism/

Vladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua Dusapin review – friends, high flyers and fallout | Fiction in translation https://bookandauthornews.com/vladivostok-circus-by-elisa-shua-dusapin-review-friends-high-flyers-and-fallout-fiction-in-translation/

Gordon Burn prize announces ‘blazing’ shortlist | Books https://bookandauthornews.com/gordon-burn-prize-announces-blazing-shortlist-books/

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, February 14th https://bookandauthornews.com/daily-cartoon-wednesday-february-14th/

Two OpenAI book lawsuits partially dismissed by California court | Books https://bookandauthornews.com/two-openai-book-lawsuits-partially-dismissed-by-california-court-books/

TikTokers help drive Sarah J Maas ‘romantasy’ boom for Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury https://bookandauthornews.com/tiktokers-help-drive-sarah-j-maas-romantasy-boom-for-bloomsbury-bloomsbury/

Author Khaled Hosseini on book bans in the US: ‘It betrays students’ | Khaled Hosseini https://bookandauthornews.com/author-khaled-hosseini-on-book-bans-in-the-us-it-betrays-students-khaled-hosseini/

Biden comparing Trump to Herbert Hoover a ‘cheap shot’, descendant says | Joe Biden https://bookandauthornews.com/biden-comparing-trump-to-herbert-hoover-a-cheap-shot-descendant-says-joe-biden/

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, February 13th https://bookandauthornews.com/daily-cartoon-tuesday-february-13th/

Intervals by Marianne Brooker review – a daughter’s angry and profound memorial to her mother | Autobiography and memoir https://bookandauthornews.com/intervals-by-marianne-brooker-review-a-daughters-angry-and-profound-memorial-to-her-mother-autobiography-and-memoir/

‘Radical moves’ at Royal Society of Literature prompt rebellion | Books https://bookandauthornews.com/radical-moves-at-royal-society-of-literature-prompt-rebellion-books/

Blood and Lightning: On Becoming a Tattooer https://bookandauthornews.com/blood-and-lightning-on-becoming-a-tattooer/

The big idea: why we need to kick big money out of UK politics | Party funding https://bookandauthornews.com/the-big-idea-why-we-need-to-kick-big-money-out-of-uk-politics-party-funding/

Open letter criticising PEN America’s stance on Israel-Gaza war reaches 500 signatories | Books https://bookandauthornews.com/open-letter-criticising-pen-americas-stance-on-israel-gaza-war-reaches-500-signatories-books/

Daily Cartoon: Monday, February 12th https://bookandauthornews.com/daily-cartoon-monday-february-12th/

Briefly Noted Book Reviews https://bookandauthornews.com/briefly-noted-book-reviews-2/

Struggles for Black Citizenship in Multic… https://bookandauthornews.com/struggles-for-black-citizenship-in-multic/

The House of Broken Bricks by Fiona Williams review – a tender tale of race and roots | Fiction https://bookandauthornews.com/the-house-of-broken-bricks-by-fiona-williams-review-a-tender-tale-of-race-and-roots-fiction/

Contents of Charles Darwin’s entire personal library revealed for first time | Charles Darwin https://bookandauthornews.com/contents-of-charles-darwins-entire-personal-library-revealed-for-first-time-charles-darwin/

The Oscar Nominee Cord Jefferson on Why Race Is So “Fertile” for Comedy https://bookandauthornews.com/the-oscar-nominee-cord-jefferson-on-why-race-is-so-fertile-for-comedy/

All you need is love songs: 12 novelists pick their favourite romantic tracks | Music https://bookandauthornews.com/all-you-need-is-love-songs-12-novelists-pick-their-favourite-romantic-tracks-music/

Jamie Dornan fled to rural hideaway after ‘ridicule’ over Fifty Shades of Grey | Jamie Dornan https://bookandauthornews.com/jamie-dornan-fled-to-rural-hideaway-after-ridicule-over-fifty-shades-of-grey-jamie-dornan/

Patrick Langley Reads “Life with Spider” https://bookandauthornews.com/patrick-langley-reads-life-with-spider/

Sebastian Barry: ‘When you get past 60, you do feel a licence to write fearlessly’ | Sebastian Barry https://bookandauthornews.com/sebastian-barry-when-you-get-past-60-you-do-feel-a-licence-to-write-fearlessly-sebastian-barry/