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René de Obaldia: 'Oldest guardian of the French language' dies at 103

Fellow novelists, playwrights, and members of the Académie Française have come together to express their grief at the loss of one of the country's most revered voices.

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'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".

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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.

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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.

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A 'triumph' for visibility: Joelle Taylor wins TS Eliot poetry prize

The prestigious award was given to Taylor for her collection “C+nto & Othered Poems,” on her experiences as a butch lesbian.

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Maya Angelou to appear on US quarters in historic first

The poet and activist is set to appear of the US currency as part of a program showing how women have shaped American history.

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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.

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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Schemes involving the illegal collection of unpublished works had been taking place from at least August 2016 through July of 2021.

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British school renames building after JK Rowling's TERF wars

The Harry Potter author's specially-dedicated building in Chelmsford's Boswell School has been renamed after staff and pupils expressed concerns over her status on transgender rights.

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Keri Hulme: Booker Prize-winning novelist dead at 74

Hulme took almost 20 years to produce 'the bone people' which drew on her indigenous Maori and Scottish heritage, weaving themes of personal and cultural isolation.

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Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts: How a boy wizard made Europe magical

Euronews Culture explores how one boy wizard – accompanied by friends and foes – influenced Europe's food, fandoms, sports, and more.

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Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum

Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum

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Breakout US inauguration poet Amanda Gorman releases New Year's poem

The 23-year-old first caught public attention with her impassioned reading of 'The Hill We Climb' at President Joe Biden's inauguration in January. Her latest set of verses touches on the hope and fear many of us have felt in 2021.

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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.

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Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum

Hans Christian Andersen is being celebrated in his hometown of Odense, with a new museum designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which combines biographical elements with a fantasy world.

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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.

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Spain's youngest bishop stripped of powers for marrying erotica author

Xavier Novell may be an example of nominative determinism after having been professionally undone by that particular literary form.

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American gothic novelist Anne Rice dies aged 80

Anne Rice, the author of "Interview with the Vampire", died from complications of a stroke at the age of 80.

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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.

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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.