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This week’s bestselling books – June 5

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books, plus win a book on the meaning of NZ life

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Bestselling books at King’s Birthday Weekend

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books, plus win the best book of the year

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Crisis at Grasset: Bolloré strikes back as 308 authors call for a 'conscience clause' in publishing

French billionaire Vincent Bolloré says Grasset "will go on" and has dismissed the "uproar of a small caste" after the mass exodus of authors from the famous publishing house on the rue des Saints-Pères in Paris.

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French media mogul Bolloré defiant as authors quit his publisher en masse

Vincent Bolloré, the conservative billionaire who has built up France's biggest media empire, says his Grasset publishing house will seek new talent after more than 150 of its authors quit in protest at what they claimed was interference with editorial independence.

Radio France Internationale

More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré

Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’

The Guardian - UK

Author ‘safety program’ launched after rise in harassment and threats

The group says it first noticed a rise in harassment against journalists a decade ago, around the time Trump was first elected president

The Independent UK

Who owns ideas in the AI age?

David Shelley, CEO of Hachette’s U.K. and U.S. operations, on taking on Big Tech, defending copyright, and why the future of human creativity is at stake.

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An AI company with an arsenal of spacecraft: what exactly is SpaceX?

Elon Musk’s company filed confidentially for an IPO last week – but SpaceX itself is a bizarre agglomeration

The Guardian - US

‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel ‘cold shiver’

The Guardian - UK

Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use

The publisher has cancelled the US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard and withdrawn the UK edition after weeks of online speculation about the novel’s origins

The Guardian - UK

Horror novel reportedly pulled from publication after suspected use of AI during writing process

Readers on Reddit began to question several issues with ‘Shy Girl’ which suggested it was written using AI

The Independent UK

Kathy Lette, mum rage and a cursed vagina: the best Australian books out in February

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU

Bugger by Michael Mohammed Ahmad review – tender, unflinching and difficult to read

The author’s fourth novel offers a devastating day in the life of a 10-year-old boy who cannot be kept safe

The Guardian - AU

Read these books before they take over our screens this year

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Radio France Internationale

French dictionary that dubbed 7 October victims 'Jewish settlers' recalled

French publisher Hachette has recalled a middle-school dictionary that described the Israeli victims of the 7 October 2023 attacks as "Jewish settlers" after an antisemitism watchdog raised concerns, promising to review all its textbooks and educational materials.

The Guardian - AU

Australian books to look forward to in 2026: from a 278-page sentence to a memoir about a ‘cursed vagina’

It promises to be a marvellous year ahead for OzLit, with new books from the likes of Kate Grenville, Siang Lu, Antoinette Lattouf, Shaun Micallef, Judith Lucy and more

The Independent UK

Reese Witherspoon's new mission: How she plans to inspire young readers

Oscar-winning actor Reese Witherspoon is teaming up with Hachette Book Group for a literacy campaign

The Guardian - AU

Bryce Courtenay, conspiracies and campfire cooking: the best Australian books out in August

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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The Conversation

Several books on the mushroom trial are already cooking. What are the risks and rewards of fast books on big news?‘

Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson’s conviction for poisoning three extended family members with a beef wellington spiked with death-cap mushrooms. Two books about the trial have already been announced, the second within 24 hours of her guilty verdict for murder and…

The Guardian - AU

Nevermoor’s Jessica Townsend on frantic fans, her fantasy smash hit – and feeling ‘gutted’ by JK Rowling

The latest book in Townsend’s bestselling children’s series is out amid a surge in anti-trans rhetoric. But she remains committed to making sure her millions of readers all ‘know they have a place in Nevermoor’

The Guardian - UK

Mutiny brews in French bookshops over Hachette owner’s media grip

Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company’s books and placing them on lower shelves

The Guardian - UK

‘More are published than could ever succeed’: are there too many books?

While some say the rise of the self-publishing model is damaging the industry, others feel it gives authors a fairer deal

The Guardian - AU

‘Pioneering’, ‘engrossing’, ‘a hymn to connection’: the best Australian books out in February

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU

‘It will be dire for readers’: the disappearing voices of Australia’s independent publishers

Many local award-winning authors first found a home at a small publishing house, but as yet another is subsumed by one of the ‘big five’, there are fears for the writers of the future

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