Google-backed Lost My Name has sold 1m children’s books in two years
British startup has shipped to 160 countries, based on its mantra of being ‘a technology company that happens to make physical books’
Faber boss says future of book publishing is mobile
Stephen Page also says publishers must ‘understand mobile’ and put smartphone communication at the centre of thinking
Zoella and the YouTubers: they let us write pointless books!
Web stars including PewDiePie and Tyler Oakley are all hoping for a bestseller this Christmas. Are their efforts any good or just shameless cash-ins?
How do I love thee? Let me Instagram it
Mobbed at signings, followed by millions and topping the bestseller lists: Instapoets such as Lang Leav, Rupi Kaur and Tyler Knott Gregson are poetry’s new superstars, publishing their love poems and haiku on social media. But are they any good?
From Minecraft to books: what Stampy did next after YouTube stardom
British gamer Joseph Garrett may be nervous in crowds, but he has a growing legion of young fans – and a publishing deal to make their Christmas
Fly, funky and fearless: meet the Black Romantics
London is seeing the rise of a new wave of young black creatives, from style queen Swanzy to painter Barka and performance poet Belinda Zhawi. Is this the future of Afropolitanism?
David Lynch to hit back at media ‘bullshit’ with his own memoir
Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks director to join forces with journalist Kristine McKenna for an autobiographical study of his life and work
Classic children’s books on coding reprogrammed for a new generation
Author Lisa Watts, who helped to teach a generation of children about computers a quarter of a century ago, hopes new books will inspire tomorrow’s programmers
Why I gave up my copyright: Kirill Medvedev
The Russian poet has been releasing his work free of ownership since 2004, insisting that publishers can only make editions without contracts and without his consent. He explains how opening his poems up to piracy is both a political protest and a liberating step towards intellectual sovereignty
Hollywood star Ethan Hawke’s third novel is a ‘parable for all ages’
The actor and writer addresses the big existential questions in Rules for a Knight, the story of a Cornish knight writing to his children before he rides into battle
Panel beaters: the comic book tech revolution is here
Alan Moore’s Electricomics app liberates graphic fiction from the boundaries of the page at a tap of your iPad screen. Here’s what to expect
Leading writers hope to shift refugee debate with crowdfunded anthology
Monica Ali, William Boyd and Marina Lewycka among the authors recruited with aim of shifting public perspectives
The Girl on the Train tops Amazon’s UK ebook sales this year so far
Paula Hawkins’ bestseller leads a crop of psychological thrillers, in a top 20 dominated by women
Russian publisher prints books about Putin under names of western authors
Writers consider legal action against Moscow publishing house after discovering series about Russian president circulated in their names. The Moscow Times reports
Robots that write fiction? You couldn’t make it up
Computer-generated fiction might seem a tipping point for artificial intelligence, but it could help us to understand the world we live in