Books
'The Sellout' by Paul Beatty wins Man Booker prize
An American has won the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize for the first time.
JK Rowling thanks Harry Potter fans as 'Cursed Child' script released
Harry Potter fans have been waiting nine years for this moment and it seems they were as keen as ever to snap up the next installment in the wizarding saga.
'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies aged 89
The American author Harper Lee, who wrote one of the country’s best known literary classics “To Kill A Mockingbird”, has died aged 89. Her death was
Writing your way out of a Romanian prison
Prosecutors in Romania are trying to establish if some prisoners jailed for corruption and fraud are claiming authorship of books to get their
Pope Francis uses new book to call for more compassion within the Church
Pope Francis has called for Roman Catholic leaders to be “compassionate shepherds to a wounded humanity”. The message comes in the publication of a
Mein Kampf returns: read-between-the-lines version
Hitler’s opus ‘Mein Kampf’ is back in stores in Germany now for the first time since 1945, one of history’s most notorious works, republished with a
Egyptian novelist Gamal Al Ghitani dies
Renowned Egyptian novelist and journalist Gamal Al Ghitani died on Sunday at a hospital in Cairo where he had been in a coma for more than three
Iran boycotts Frankfurt Book Fair over Salman Rushdie appearance
Iran is boycotting this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair because of an appearance by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. He was the subject of an
The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell creator of Inspector Kurt Wallander has died
The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died of cancer at the age of 67. The author revealed he had the illness in a newspaper column last year
#Piggate: Lurid claims about David Cameron capture imagination of British press
A colourful biography of Britain’s prime minister written by a former friend who was once the biggest donor to David Cameron’s Conservative party
Nigeria: girl, 9, writes book on terrorism after meeting displaced children
Splendour Joe Abisoye is no ordinary nine year old. A trip to a camp for displaced civilians in her country’s north made such an impression on the
Oldest fragments of the Koran found in Birmingham, UK
A British university says fragments of a Koran manuscript found in its library were from one of the oldest surviving copies of the Islamic text in
How young translators are helping knit European culture together
Europe’s babel-like patchwork of languages has, on the face of it, made communication and understanding a constant issue. To deal with it the EU has
Found in translation: One minute with David Konečný
In this bonus interview we chat to David Konečný, photographer for Czech publishing house Vetrne Mlyny. Find out more about a project to boost the
HarperCollins wipes Israel off the map
HarperCollins has come under fire after it published an atlas that omits the state of Israel from the Middle East. The map was printed showing
Finnish-themed Frankfurt Book Fair opens in Germany
The world’s biggest book exposition is underway in Germany. The Frankfurt Book Fair expects 300,000 visitors between now and Sunday. The guest of
Book claims to definitively prove identity of Jack the Ripper
The identity of Jack the Ripper, one of the of the greatest murder mysteries for more than 100 years, has been solved beyond doubt, according to a
Trierweiler book tops bestseller list
The book by the ex-partner of the French president Francois Hollande has sold out and is being auctioned on eBay for up to 100 euros. Thanks For
Game of Thrones' George RR Martin writes touching letter to 13-year-old fan
George RR Martin, author of the Game of Thrones book series, has written to a 13-year-old fan promising to donate 10,000 USD of his own money to a
Timothy Geithner’s “Stress Test”: choosing between “bad” and “worse”
He was one of the most influential individuals who prevented the US financial system from collapsing and who went on to become Secretary of the