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The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’

The twice Booker prize-shortlisted author was best known for his novels, which included At the Jerusalem and Gabriel’s Lament

Martin Jennings – whose previous public sculptures include John Betjeman, George Orwell and Philip Larkin – has based his bronze on a life cast of the poet, taken when he was 21

Low-income writers and those without space to work will be prioritised under the RSL’s new Scriptorium awards, with 10 people a year allowed to stay for up to a month

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s book overturns Elon Musk’s claim that we could live on the red planet within years while stressing the good reasons to pursue space settlement

British Library illuminates life of women in middle ages, revealing an often overlooked detail – their agency

Former prime minister’s heavily promoted book, Unleashed, just hung on to No 1 bestseller spot in UK

Judges praise the ‘sheer variety of comedy in play’ in nominated books by Nicholls, Dolly Alderton, Caroline O’Donoghue and Kaliane Bradley

Handwritten notes about characters’ traits and voices to be published in 80th-anniversary edition of The Moomins and the Great Flood