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‘It’s an incredibly varied donation. He clearly held on to his books, some of them are quite old,’ says bookshop worker

Oscar-winning writer-director, known for Jojo Rabbit and Thor sequels, attached to new take on comic book character

The controversial film-maker has previously written short stories and essays but this story about a middle-aged Jewish author whose marriage is on the rocks is his first published novel

Gibson, who was Colorado’s poet laureate and diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, died at their home on Monday

HBO releases first glimpse of new Boy Who Lived as cameras roll on small screen adaptation of JK Rowling’s books

Author of Um defeito de cor wins seat in 128-year-old institution long dominated by white men

Penguin said release date of On Winter Hill would be changed in order to ‘support the author’ after allegations that Raynor Winn lied in her bestselling memoir