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In his new book, life coach Gaur Gopal Das writes of complicated family ties at a wedding
23 Dec 2025 12:15 GMT
I had just finished my morning sadhana – chanting, prayer and a few minutes of stillness, which always felt like punctuation marks adding nuance to the long sentence of life – and stepped out to bask in the silence of the morning.
The palace lawns at dawn …
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Recommendations from booksellers and publishers in Abuja, Nairobi and Brighton
23 Dec 2025 12:04 GMT
… in this colourful picture book set in Nigeria, which … author Elnathan John’s first book for children. Photograph: … published in 2025:
The Scammer by Tiffany D Jackson (HarperCollins). … Ripped from the headlines this book will have …
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15 book-to-movie adaptations to get (very) excited about in 2026
23 Dec 2025 11:55 GMT
… worldwide Feb 13
Photograph: HarperCollins
Cold Storage
David Koepp adapted … pages, Camus’s 1942 book is arguably the perfect length … romcom. Verity, originally self-published by Hoover in 2018, reunites … s The Chronicles of Narnia book series, so it makes …
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David Walliams Dropped By Children's Book Festival Amid Latest Controversy
23 Dec 2025 11:40 GMT
… of a leading children’s book event.
“After careful consideration, and … new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new titles … year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Festival.
“HarperCollins [has] confirmed that David …
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Walliams dropped by Waterstones Children’s Book Festival over allegations he harassed young women
23 Dec 2025 01:21 GMT
… the 54-year-old’s book publisher HarperCollins dropped him last week, following … , according to the HarperCollins website.
Last week, the publisher said that “after … titles from Walliams.
They added: “HarperCollins takes employee wellbeing extremely seriously …
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Other states are backing Florida's school book law
22 Dec 2025 23:55 GMT
… disputes between students, parents, publishers, and various associations over what … Judge Carlos Mendoza sided with publishing companies, authors and parents … House LLC, Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, …
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How David Walliams went from Britain’s Got Talent judge to author dropped by publisher
22 Dec 2025 21:08 GMT
… including the Specsavers children’s book of the year three years … book in 2008 after signing a deal with the publisher … new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new … aware of this decision. HarperCollins takes employee well-being extremely …
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David Walliams removed from children's book festival line-up
22 Dec 2025 18:28 GMT
… children's book event.
Book retailer Waterstones has confirmed … its Children's Book Festival.
It comes after … was dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK following allegations of … from Waterstones said: "HarperCollins have confirmed that David …
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David Walliams suffers another career blow after publisher axe
22 Dec 2025 13:32 GMT
… Book Festival days after being let go by his publisher. … 54-year-old’s book publisher HarperCollins dropped him last week, … to the HarperCollins website. Last week, the publisher said that … star. They added: “HarperCollins takes employee wellbeing extremely …
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David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Children's Book Festival line-up
22 Dec 2025 13:00 GMT
… 2026’s Waterstones Children’s Book Festival in Dundee in February … no longer be published by his long-time publisher HarperCollins over allegations of … £153.3m since he started publishing with HarperCollins in 2008. Only three …