Now playing Next Culture news Publishing pulled on controversial Anne Frank cold case book 'The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation' landed in Europe's bookstores on January 18 to a mixed reception and mounting scrutiny about the claims it makes. 31/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language". 28/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Author who died before his work was published nominated for NBCC Anthony Veasna So's book "Afterparties" was widely anticipated when he died and joins notable names on the National Book Critics Circle nominees list. 21/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news January 21 marks anniversary of first printed American novel Brown's book touched a nerve in the local community as its content was closely aligned to a real-life scandal. 21/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Michel Houellebecq's new novel Anéantir anticipates France in 2027 Loved and admired by many, certainly, but bring up his name in a French bar and you'll immediately generate a debate. All agree he is provocative. 07/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Publishing industry whodunnit solved as Italian arrested in New York Schemes involving the illegal collection of unpublished works had been taking place from at least August 2016 through July of 2021. 07/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Cakes, cooking and crime: Amazon's best selling books of 2021 From cake recipes to crime-solving pensioners, these were the top ten best selling books of 2021 on Amazon. 30/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Euroviews. Culture 2021 Year in Review - Lily Lindon: Publishing industry 2021. Great for independent bookshops, not so crash hot for new writers. Meet the woman writer who knows the industry from both sides. 29/12/2021
Now playing Next USA Books, cash, ammunition pulled from buried Robert E Lee time capsule A rare picture of Abraham Lincoln, believed to have been buried in the box, was not discovered. 28/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news 'One of the country's most astute observers': Joan Didion dies at 87 The legendary author and essayist, lauded for her commentary on social unrest in America, has passed away. 23/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Over 16,000 French libraries to be protected in new law The law was signed in unanimously, with one senator noting the symbolic importance of books in the fight against fascism. 17/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Angela Merkel reportedly planning a political autobiography One of Germany's longest serving leaders has not yet made her future plans clear, but one close adviser says a book documenting her premiership's highs and lows is a priority. 10/12/2021
Now playing Next Football Now Lilian Thuram: It’s time to speak out and denounce every act of racism IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDIA CITY Lilian Thuram is releasing a new book called 'White Thinking' 09/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Government says Amazon lobbied against French bookshop protection bill Senator Laure Darcos claims the tech giant lobbied the French government for months in an attempt to stop proposals that would level the playing field for its beloved bookstores. 09/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news 'Lovely Bones' author issues apology to man wrongly accused of rape Anthony Broadwater was jailed for 16 years in 1982 for the rape of Sebold but was exonerated earlier this year after a reexamination of his case. 01/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Christmas at the Dickens Museum: Festive joy from a master storyteller The Charles Dickens Museum has been a reflection of life in middle-class Victorian London since 1925. Each year it embraces the author's love for Christmas by putting on festive events and displaying new collections. 22/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Designer who created looks for Cher and Marilyn Monroe releases book The coffee table book will chart Bob Mackie's life and showbiz career amongst the glitterati of Hollywood. 16/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news George Floyd biography announced for spring 2022 Robert Samiels and Toluse Olorunnipa will author "His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice," covering Floyd’s life from his family history in the tobacco fields of North Carolina to his murder last year in Minneapolis by a white police officer. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Mohamed Mbougar Sarr from Senegal wins France's Goncourt Prize The winner of the Goncourt Prize receives a symbolic cheque of 10 euros but a guarantee that their novel will be published in thousands of copies 04/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise' The judges called Galgut's novel a "tour de force." 03/11/2021