Royal Society of Literature names 29 new fellows including Elizabeth Day, Afua Hirsch and Mick Herron
The cohort was announced in addition to 13 honorary fellows including National Black Arts Alliance director SuAndi, amid criticism of the RSL earlier this year
June 2024
Your holiday reading list: chosen by Zadie Smith, David Nicholls and more
Leading authors including Bernardine Evaristo, Armistead Maupin and Alice Roberts recommend books to read this summer
April 2024
Bernardine Evaristo joins calls to save Goldsmiths’ Black British literature MA
Booker-winning author says course ‘shouldn’t be seen as dispensable’ as university seeks to cut 130 academic jobs
February 2024
Royal Society of Literature refers itself to Charity Commission as authors pen petition
After months of criticism and an open letter signed by Ian McEwan and Alan Hollinghurst the charity confirms referral is in process
Bernardine Evaristo defends Royal Society of Literature over ‘false accusations’
Society’s president says claims of ageism, censorship and lowering standards are unfounded
I will defend the Royal Society of Literature against all attacks. It is more alive than ever
Bernardine Evaristo
I cherish this august institution. Moving with the times doesn’t mean sidelining fellows – or devaluing the society’s principles, says Bernardine Evaristo
January 2024
‘Radical moves’ at Royal Society of Literature prompt rebellion
Senior members of august institution fear being sidelined under new president Bernardine Evaristo
November 2023
‘It is a beast that needs to be tamed’: leading novelists on how AI could rewrite the future
Novelists and poets, Bernardine Evaristo, Jeanette Winterson, Stephen Marche and others, consider the threats and thrilling possibilities of artificial intelligence
August 2023
Top 10s
Top 10 books set in Cornwall
From sunny novels that revel in the picturesque to stark reports from one of the poorest regions in northern Europe, this county’s literature deserves more than a visit
July 2023
Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows
RSL president Bernadine Evaristo highlights need to change to become an organisation for all writers rather than just the white and middle class
March 2023
Audiobook of the week
Manifesto by Bernardine Evaristo review – how she became a Booker winner
The writer’s no-nonsense delivery adds extra bite to her guide to turning a creative passion into a profession
October 2022
10 highlights of Black History Month events around the UK
Our highlights of Black History Month 2022 feature dance and hip-hop, walking tours and world-famous artists
July 2022
Adjoa Andoh, Russell T Davies and Michaela Coel elected to Royal Society of Literature
The Bridgerton actor, Doctor Who writer and I May Destroy You creator are among 60 new fellows appointed to the UK’s charity for the advancement of literature
June 2022
Summer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, David Nicholls and more pick their favourites
Authors recommend their favourite recent reads, from addictive novels and fascinating cultural history to a game-changing graphic memoir
Murdering the competition: Richard Osman thriller tops UK library loans
Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter’s The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK libraries
Bernardine Evaristo fears publishers may lose interest in black authors
Diversity in book industry must be sustained, and start at the top, Booker prize-winning author tells Hay festival
May 2022
Dave Eggers offers to replace books a South Dakota school board wants to pulp
The writer calls the planned destruction of copies of five titles – by Bernardine Evaristo, Alison Bechdel, Imbolo Mbue and Stephen Chbosky as well as his own – ‘an unconscionable horror’
April 2022
‘They are totally smashing it!’ Bernardine Evaristo on the artistic triumph of older Black women
Artists, novelists, actors, poets: from the Venice Biennale to Bridgerton, Black women in their 50s and 60s are finally getting the recognition they deserve, says the pioneering Booker winner
Waterstones launches scheme to raise £1m for Ukraine
Bernardine Evaristo and Jasper Fforde are among the authors whose books will be sold to raise money for Oxfam’s appeal
Hay festival returns with its first in-person event for three years
Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bernardine Evaristo, Elif Shafak and Benedict Cumberbatch are among those taking part in the 11-day gathering in Welsh border town
