Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman has called for an external review of the Society of Authors (SoA), the UK's largest trade union for writers, illustrators and translators. Earlier this year he stepped down as president of the organisation because he felt he "would not be free to express [his] personal opinion".

Bestselling writers including Philip Pullman and Kate Mosse are warning of a "potentially devastating" change to the UK's copyright laws that could damage authors' livelihoods by flooding the UK market with cheap foreign editions.

As a child, I cavorted in Oxford colleges, rode atop armoured bears and swanned off to Svalbard to witness the majesty of the northern lights - all while remaining within the walls of an Edwardian terrace in Cardiff.  Read more

Someone should write a book about the economics of bookselling. Nothing about Britain's 900 independent bookshops adds up.  Read more

A concerted campaign against writers being asked to work without payment is gathering pace on a number of fronts. We take the temperature of the current debate.  Read more