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French literature prize honours tribute to poetry and Ukrainian novel

Authors Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam and Andreï Kourkov both receive Médicis Prizes

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French author wins coveted Prix Goncourt for intimate book

French author Brigitte Giraud wins France's top literary prize for her novel "Vivre Vite," which dives into her personal tragedy.

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3 big reveals from U2 frontman Bono's new memoir

Falling asleep in a president's bedroom, losing friends to addiction, and encounters with opera singers. It's all there in Bono's new book.

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Royal revelations from first French biography of King Charles III

Entente Cordiale: British-French writer Philip Kyle sat down with Euronews Culture to discuss his new book ‘Charles III’, the first French biography of the monarch.

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The mythical creatures of Europe: El Coco

The reason Spanish children go to bed when they're told... El Coco is not one to be messed with.

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Iceland's prime minister releases her first crime thriller novel

Katrín Jakobsdóttir, crime fiction fan and Iceland's Prime Minister, publishes her first thriller novel alongside Ragnar Jónasson, a best-selling Icelandic author.

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New Steinbeck essay on democracy published for first time in English

In 1954, the acclaimed American writer penned an essay on the dangers of McCarthyism for the French newspaper Le Figaro.

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The mythical creatures of Europe: The Golem

For our countdown to Halloween, we explore the mythical creatures of Europe. Today: Czechia and the Golem.

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The mythical creatures of Europe: Trolls

The troll haunts the forests, mountains and caves of Scandinavia. Old Norse myths persist to this day of the great monsters you wouldn't want to cross on a trip to Oslo.

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The mythical creatures of Europe: Baba Yaga

For our countdown to Halloween, we explore the mythical creatures of Europe. Today: Slavic myth, the Baba Yaga

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John Sanei furture stragetist: "prepare for all eventualities"

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Future strategist and bestselling author John Sanei says that society should "prepare for all eventualities" when contemplating the future, despite adding that there is no way to actually "future-proof the future." John was speaking at the Dubai Future Forum at the Museum of the Future.

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Zelenskyy to release book of wartime speeches

The new book will be released in early December.

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Nonbinary author Kim de l’Horizon shaves head at German Book Prize win

“We should all look to Iran in admiration for this courage, this power,” de l’Horizon said. “It shows how stupid our worldview was that we thought femininity is only emancipated in the Western world.”

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Feminist publisher Carmen Callil dies aged 84

The feminist writer who published Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou has died, aged 84. Her imprint on women's writing in the English language is undeniable.

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Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan to win the English language literary award, following Michael Ondaatje’s victory in 1992 for ‘The English Patient’

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Demand soars in US for children's books dealing with trauma and grief

Sales of books for young readers on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years in the US, according to NPD BookScan

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French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Annie Ernaux.

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France introduces anti-Amazon book delivery fees

The French government has announced that it will introduce a minimum charge for book delivery orders under €35. This minimum charge of €3 will help small independent booksellers.

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Award winning novelist Hilary Mantel has died, aged 70

The beloved author of the Wolf Hall saga passed away "suddenly yet peacefully".

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Euroviews. The death of writer Javier Marías robs Spain of an important voice

Writer and academic. Author of other realities, but also translator of other people's stories. Javier Marías hovered between both occupations throughout his life, and it was something he was proud to claim, but why was he denied the Nobel Prize for Literature?