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After months of criticism and an open letter signed by Ian McEwan and Alan Hollinghurst the charity confirms referral is in process

This week I step down from the Hay Festival, where for the past decade or so I’ve been a trustee, vice-president and chairman (or, alternatively, chief cook and bottle washer). I’ll be staying on in an advisory (and probably quite annoying) capacity, but operationally I’m done. Ten years is long…

Sir Salman Rushdie has intervened in the kerfuffle about the Royal Society of Literature under the presidency of Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other. Irked by questions from some members about whether the organisation is doing its job, especially protecting the interests of writers, she declared in the Guardian…

Society’s president says claims of ageism, censorship and lowering standards are unfounded

I cherish this august institution. Moving with the times doesn’t mean sidelining fellows – or devaluing the society’s principles, says Bernardine Evaristo

Booker-shortlisted author Murray and standup turned memoirist Brady won in the best fiction and nonfiction categories, alongside debut and children’s fiction winners Michael Magee and Beth Lincoln

Tom Parker Bowles among 21 writers providing snapshot of contemporary literature in initiative supported by the queen

Senior members of august institution fear being sidelined under new president Bernardine Evaristo

Answer fiendish literary questions from Bernardine Evaristo, Nina Stibbe, Jonathan Coe and more. Plus, spot the 10 books hidden on our festive ice rink

Piasecki’s ‘electric’ performance of Almost Certainly wins new award that recognises spoken word artists, while Malika Booker, Jason Allen-Paisant and Momtaza Mehri also scoop up prizes

The movie was adapted from a rom-com novel, and the choice in vacation reading material is thoughtfully appropriate