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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

Book containing early versions of the Merlin and Grail legends has remained in private hands for 700 years

Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’

French campaigner was drugged by her ex-husband and sexually abused by dozens of men over almost a decade

Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’

In its 26th year, the ABIAs also recognised Possum Magic’s Mem Fox for ‘outstanding service’ to the industry