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Goodreads has temporarily suspended ratings and reviews of the book, citing “unusual behavior that doesn't follow our review guidelines.”

Generation X and their little brothers and sisters have hit middle age and it’s not pretty. Turns out not ending up resembling your Boomer parents is harder than you might think. We should have realised mid-life disquiet for Gen X would usher in existential crisis – we’re good at it.

The popular book site has determined the 45 sauciest stories ever written. The results may surprise you

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Law gives officers sweeping powers as well as empowering local judges to order people’s expulsion. Plus, is the book world turning against Goodreads?

The influential user review site has suffered a year of controversies, from cancelled book deals to review-bombing, and exposed a dark side to the industry

Cait Corrain, whose book Crown of Starlight was due to be published next year, admits to leaving notices ‘that ranged from kind of mean to downright abusive’

A debut author has lost her book deal after being accused of "review bombing" other authors

Cait Corrain said she was ‘sorrier than you can ever know’ for her actions, which caused her to be dropped by her agent, publisher and distributor

When Andrea Dworkin’s Intercourse hit the bookshops in 1987, it was extolled by Germaine Greer as the “most shocking book any feminist has yet written”.

If you’ve been in a bookshop recently, you may have seen references to BookTok – whether it’s stickers on books or whole tables dedicated to “BookTok favourites”.