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Dylan finally accepts Nobel Prize

Legendary folk-songwriter Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel Prize at a private event in Stockholm

Cult

Roberto Saviano: a mafia death sentence, the price of celebrity

Roberto Saviano continues writing despite death threats after his book on the Camorra. We meet him at the "Italissimo Festival"

Japan

Fans storm Japanese bookshops as new Murakami goes on sale

Japanese author Haruki Murakami has his fans abuzz with the publication of his first proper novel in four years.

United Kingdom

Philip Pullman fans rejoice! 'The Book of Dust' is coming...

British fantasy writer Philip Pullman, whose 'His Dark Materials' catapulted him to global stardom, returns to the fantasy world with a new trilogy.

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United Kingdom

Haggis, neeps and tatties: Burns Night explained

Scots celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday every year on January 25.

Culture news

In memoriam - actors, writers and musicians whose muse was silenced in 2016

From actors and writers to musicians, the close of the year is a time to remember those who inspired and challenged us but whose muse has been silenced.

Netherlands

Anne Frank poem auctioned for 140,000 euros

A poem handwritten by Jewish schoolgirl Anne Frank has sold for a high price at auction.

USA

Bob Dylan confirms he'll be a no-show at Nobel Prize ceremony

After weeks of public speculation, Bob Dylan has confirmed he will not pick up his Nobel Prize for Literature in person.

France

Leila Slimani wins France's top literary Goncourt prize

The French-Moroccan writer has been awarded the top literary award in France, the Prix Goncourt, for "Chanson douce" ("Sweet song").

Italy

Italian playwright Dario Fo funeral held

The funeral of Italian Nobel-winning playwright Dario Fo has been held in Milan Author of ‘‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’‘ and more than 70 other plays, Fo’s political activities saw him banned f

Cult

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

Sweden

Bob Dylan is the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate

Musician Bob Dylan wins the Prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

Italy

Dario Fo dies at the age of 90

Russia

Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander dies, aged 87

Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander has died at the age of 87, his family has confirmed.

United Kingdom

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.

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Homage to Hemingway

Over one-hundred people participated in the annual Ernest “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Florida on Saturday (July 23).

China

Hong Kong protests over booksellers' detentions after Lam Wing-kee accuses China

One of five Hong Kong booksellers who disappeared last year has said he was detained for more than eight months by the Chinese authorities and that an apparent confession of “illegal trading” had been

World

Top author Russell Banks blasts Trump: 'I think he is a deluded maniac'

If you like novels that take a walk on the wild side – exploring gritty themes like drug addiction, alcoholism and violence – then Russell Banks is probably the writer for…

Culture news

Spain marks 400th anniversary of Cervantes' death

Both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes died 400 years ago this year. But while Britain is paying tribute to its most famous bard in grand

Mexico

Mexican writer Fernando del Paso wins Cervantes Prize

Spain’s King Felipe has presented the country’s highest literary award, the Cervantes prize, to Mexican writer Fernando del Paso in recognition of a