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David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Children’s Book Festival

The 54-year-old’s book publisher dropped him last week following an investigation into allegations against him.

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2025

David Walliams dropped from children’s book festival after inappropriate behaviour claims

Author ‘will no longer be appearing’ at event in February after being dropped by publishers

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

BBC ‘has no projects planned’ with David Walliams after he was dropped by publisher over alleged misconduct

BBC says it has no plans for future projects with David Walliams but will not be dropping him from its Christmas schedule

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025

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David Walliams: All the concerning themes in his bestselling children’s books

The author’s stories have been accused of sexism, classism, fat-shaming and more

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2025

BBC facing calls to axe David Walliams show from Christmas lineup

Comedian, who has been dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour allegations, is due to appear in ‘Would I Lie to You? At Christmas’

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2025

Children's author David Walliams denies inappropriate behavior after publisher drops him

British children's author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behavior after HarperCollins decided not to publish his future books

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025

David Walliams' Publishing Deal Collapses at Sales Peak After Harassment Claims Surface

David Walliams dropped by his publisher HarperCollins over harassment claims, but denies wrongdoing amid long-standing rumours.

International Business Times UK · Dec 20, 2025

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David Walliams: From controversial comedy to Britain’s Got Talent disgrace – it’s baffling his publishing deal lasted this long

IN FOCUS: As comedian and writer Walliams is dropped by his publisher over claims of inappropriate behaviour, Nick Hilton looks back at years of building controversies around the star

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025

David Walliams ‘strongly denies’ allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Publisher HarperCollins said it would not publish any new titles by the comedian and TV star.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

David Walliams dropped by publisher HarperCollins

Walliams has written books including The Boy In The Dress, Gangsta Granny, and Fing.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour after being dropped by publisher

The comedian is one of the UK’s most successful children’s authors

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

David Walliams dropped by publisher over alleged inappropriate behaviour

Successful children’s author denies allegations after he was reportedly accused of harassing junior female staff

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour claims after being dropped by publisher

Ex-Britain’s Got Talent star was not informed about or party to an investigation by HarperCollins, his spokesperson says

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Anointing a new Santa; a child refugee’s tale; a dangerous journey across frozen wastes; a YA roadtrip romance and more

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

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The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’

More than 280,000 people have voted for the Top 100 Books of the 21st Century in a Radio National poll, with Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe taking the top spot. The vote considered books by Australian and overseas authors (fiction and non-fiction), with four of the top 10 and 26…

Axios · Oct 8, 2025

HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump over book's Epstein claim

HarperCollins is the third media enterprise to apologize and remove content alleging Epstein was involved in introducing her to Donald Trump.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Roger McGough leads tributes to writer Brian Patten: ‘May he rest in poetry’

Patten came to prominence with 1967’s The Mersey Sound, which he wrote alongside McGough and Adrian Henri.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Prince Andrew book edits out claims about Melania Trump’s relationship to Epstein

The book has made headlines in recent weeks after making claims about the disgraced duke’s life

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Cycling News · Jul 1, 2025

On the road with Philippa York and David Walsh – 'The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me' book extract

York and Walsh discuss the Tour de France, gender in sport, doping, and much more in wide-ranging new book

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Caroline Hirons on the skincare advice that every parent should share with their teens

From TikTok trends, to skincare myths and musts, here’s what you need to know

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

TV presenter Clare Balding ‘delighted’ to announce debut novel Pastures New

The book is about a journalist whose life is turned upside down by unexpected letter.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests

Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2025

‘I’d love Keanu to read it’: Ione Skye on bisexuality, infidelity and her wild tell-all memoir

The actor’s aptly named memoir Say Everything has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and horny

The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025

Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’

Companies developing AI models, such as OpenAI and Meta, train their systems on enormous datasets. These consist of text from newspapers, books (often sourced from unauthorised repositories), academic publications and various internet sources. The material includes works that are copyrighted.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

‘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

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