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The acclaimed writer of His Dark Materials says the third volume in The Book of Dust series will portray a ‘dangerous, breathtaking quest’

Conduit Books will not ‘seek an adversarial stance … but the emphasis at first will be on ambitious, funny, political and cerebral fiction by men that is being passed by’

David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long game

In a statement, the 86-year-old director of the critical and box-office flop said the book confirms his feeling that ‘art can never be constrained’

The actors are lending their supporting to the campaign by Wordsworth’s great great great great granddaughter to keep Rydal Mount in the Lake District open to the public

Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelist

The actor has long been an activist for LGBTQ+ rights and has a transgender sister who often accompanies him on the red carpet

Complaints about the book focus on cartoon sex scenes, one of which has been described by critics as ‘pornographic’ and ‘paedophilic’

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Written with the cooperation of Charles Spencer, and access to BBC emails obtained through a freedom of information request, Dianarama promises ‘a radical reappraisal of a major historical event’