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Mama G wants to dedicate her book, The Proudest Bird in the World, to pair after chance Blackpool Pride encounter

The Men Who Saved the World, the Pulitzer winner’s lost manuscript found in Yale archives, appears in Strand magazine

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year

Former first lady speaks about Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race at event for her new memoir

Ravi Naik says legal ruling that forced Sarah Wynn-Williams to make silent appearance at Hay festival also applies to him

Former chancellor also tells Hay festival ‘good riddance’ to Tory MPs defecting to Reform

Now in its 10th year, the £1,000 competition is held by publisher 4th Estate and the Guardian, and open to Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers in the UK and Ireland

Duffy wrote novels, plays and poetry, campaigned for gay rights, and was a ‘tireless advocate’ for authors’ rights

Hum, Helen Phillips’ third novel, featuring a woman whose job is taken by a humanoid robot, is a terrifying look into a future where AI rules and nature is scarce