💜 Suswati Basu (巴苏) catalogues 15 books on the migrant experience for How To Be... Books Podcast 📚🎙🧠🌍 howtobe247.com/refugee-week-b…

Fossil Free Books faces backlash, while corporations evade scrutiny - opinion "All books exist within a culture dominated by power hierarchies" #books #literature #politics howtobe247.com/fossil-free-bo…

Libraries Change Lives Week on its integral role in the UK "[We] wanted to show government at all levels the enormous value of libraries to their communities – locally and nationally", says CILIP CEO #LibrariesChangeLives #libraries howtobe247.com/libraries-chan…

.Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books from digital library by court "We understand that this is a devastating loss for our patrons, and we are fighting back through the courts to restore access to these books." #InternetArchive #libraries howtobe247.com/internet-archi…

Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia: human cost of #AI's data colonialism - #review Murgia’s “Code Dependent” serves as a critique of "data colonialism" where state and corporate powers use tech to exert control over vulnerable populations. #books howtobe247.com/code-dependent…

PEN Pinter Prize 2024: Arundhati Roy awarded for her 'unflinching' voice "I wish Harold Pinter were with us today to write about the almost incomprehensible turn the world is taking," Roy said. English PEN #ArundhatiRoy howtobe247.com/pen-pinter-pri…

Books on suicide sold on Amazon amid serious concerns Amazon has told us that it may sell books that "some may find objectionable" #Amazon #tech #books #MentalHealth howtobe247.com/books-suicide-…

UK literary festivals call for financial support as Bloomsbury Books UK gives £100k: where to donate "[All] our festivals operate mixed-funding models...Without this, festivals cannot continue to thrive and engage new audiences." #DonateOrShare #BookFair howtobe247.com/uk-literary-fe…

Ismail Kadare books: five top reads by Albanian author “Bellos’s translations...first introduced English-speaking readers to the work of this great, lamented, world-class writer", says The Booker Prizes CEO Gaby Wood #IsmailKadare #books #Albania howtobe247.com/ismail-kadare-…

#Labour government welcomed by UK #publishing sector "We are optimistic that Labour’s recognition of the importance of the UK’s creative industries...provides a strong basis for collaboration over the coming years." Publishers Association howtobe247.com/labour-governm…

Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault claims made by two women, saying encounters were consensual Gaiman has said New Zealand police did not accept his “offer of assistance” #NeilGaiman howtobe247.com/neil-gaiman-se…

Arnaud Lagardère re-appointed as CEO of #Hachette parent company while battling embezzlement claims "I am obviously delighted to be resuming my position as chief executive officer of the group that bears my name" howtobe247.com/arnaud-lagarde…

Bookseller, who runs Tilly Loves Books on TikTok, sacked by Waterstones over gender critical author comments. Store now faces backlash "I was speaking of my choice to throw my own books of theirs away as I didn’t want to personally support them." #LGBTQ howtobe247.com/waterstones-ba…

Tilly Fitzgerald, who runs Tilly Loves Books, thanked more than 500 open letter signatories after being fired by Waterstones "[It] really and truly has meant everything - not just to me, but to the #LGBTQIA+ community," she told How To Be Books howtobe247.com/tilly-loves-bo…

Hi all, I'm looking for people to record a 1 minute audio clip about how reading is good for your health #journorequest #podcast #prrequest #reading

Academic authors alarmed over Taylor & Francis and Microsoft #AI deal "I get no payment for using my research labour, never mind the bigger problems of this energy-intensive extractivism..." #tech #publishing howtobe247.com/academic-autho…

Accessible online retailer Books 2 Door announces record-breaking half-year results "2023 has been our strongest year to date, and we’re only halfway through," says Books2Door founder #Books2Door #books howtobe247.com/books2door-rec…

Glasgow 2024 Hugo Awards voting fraud uncovered "Many of these votes favoured one finalist in particular, who we will call Finalist A." #HugoAwards #WorldCon #scifibooks howtobe247.com/glasgow-2024-h…

How To Be Books takes a much-needed health-focused break Explore our content on our website and YouTube in the meantime. We will be posting less frequently during this time. howtobe247.com/how-to-be-book…

What’s on your TBR this July? Top of ours is the brilliant Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia Share what you are reading, tag @bookshop_org with #TheBigRead and you could win a £50 Gift Card uk.bookshop.org/a/12764/978152…