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Edinburgh Literary Festival ends ties with Baillie Gifford

Fossil Free Books welcomed Edinburgh International Book Festival decision to drop Baillie Gifford over controversial investments.

Canadian journalist Sam Forster, who is white, faces backlash for disguising as a Black man in his book “Seven Shoulders.”

Spotify partners with Bonnier Books UK and Blackstone Publishing to expand its Premium audiobook offerings.

Desperate Literature crowdfunding for relocation and renovation in Madrid, seeking €25,000 to preserve literary culture.

Kurdish writer Selahattin Demirtaş sentenced to 42 years by Turkish court on ‘terrorist propaganda’ charges.

Labour MP Dawn Butler among writers withdrawing from Hay Festival due to its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford over ethical concerns.

Sir Salman Rushdie faces criticism for comments likening a potential Palestinian state to a “Taliban-like state.”

Discover the new Reading Well for Dementia collection by The Reading Agency at public libraries across England and Wales.

Johann Hari and Bloomsbury apologise for wrongly claiming Jay Rayner used the diabetes drug Ozempic and other controversies.

Fossil Free Books urges Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuels and companies linked to Israeli apartheid on Nakba anniversary.