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Reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon to release new novel this year

After 12 years away, the famously reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon is set to return this year with his 10th book.

10/04/2025

Experiences

World Book Day: Be inspired by the literary greats in Italy

Follow in the footsteps of the world’s greatest writers and you may just find your own muse in Italy.

06/03/2025

Culture news

Human Authored: How to know the book you're reading isn't AI-generated

How do you know what you’re reading? The Human Authored online portal uses a specially designed logo on book covers and promotional materials to acertain that the work comes from ‘human intellect’.

04/02/2025

Culture news

British author Mick Herron wins prestigious Diamond Dagger

‘Slow Horses’ novelist Mick Herron has been awarded the highest honour in UK crime fiction.

23/01/2025

Culture news

Milan Kundera's remains returned to Czechia

Czech-French writer Milan Kundera and his wife’s remains have been repatriated to Czechia.

22/01/2025

Culture news

George Orwell to be honoured with new £2 coin by UK’s Royal Mint

The UK’s Royal Mint is set to celebrate the legacy of George Orwell, the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm", with a special £2 coin marking the 75th anniversary of his death.

13/01/2025

Culture news

The remains of Eça de Queiroz's transferred to National Pantheon

The remains of Eça de Queiroz, author of major works of Portuguese literature such as "Os Maias" or "O Crime do Padre Amaro", will now remain in the National Pantheon, 125 years after his death.

08/01/2025

Culture news

A quarter of musician revenue to be lost to AI by 2028, study finds

A new global economic study has underlined the threat AI poses to human musicians and artists over the next five years.

05/12/2024

Culture news

Arthur Frommer, author of 'Europe on 5 Dollars a Day', dies aged 95

Arthur Frommer's guidebooks revolutionised leisure travel, by convincing average Americans to take budget holidays abroad.

19/11/2024

Culture news

Author Victoria Hislop on being a Thessaloniki Film Fest ambassador

Euronews Culture met bestselling British novelist Victoria Hislop to discuss her role as Agora Ambassador at this year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival, as well as the role the city has played in her own creative work.

05/11/2024

Culture news

Critically acclaimed Irish writer Edna O’Brien dies aged 93

O'Brien's debut novel “The Country Girls” made her Ireland’s most notorious exile since James Joyce.

29/07/2024

Culture news

New UK national centre for writing is proposed in Newcastle

A charity has proposed a new writing centre in the north of England to train up a new generation of talent and redress the balance of publishing power from London.

25/07/2024

Culture news

Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, Robert Towne dies aged 89

The American screenwriter and director, born Robert Bertram Schwartz, was widely considered one of the greatest writers in Hollywood.

03/07/2024

Culture news

World-renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies aged 88

The Albanian literary giant was best known for works including "Broken April" and "The General of the Dead Army", chronicling life under communist dictator Enver Hoxha by way of allegorical stories.

01/07/2024

Culture news

Homage in Huesca: Spanish city pays tribute to George Orwell

George Orwell never fulfilled his wish to visit Huesca when he fought in the Spanish Civil War but nearly 90-years on, his son Richard Blair has made the trip to unveil a statue in honour of his famous father.

10/06/2024

Culture news

Pulitzer-winner David Mamet blasts Hollywood's diversity efforts

During the L.A. Times Festival of Books, David Mamet spoke out against the initiatives in Hollywood to create diversity, equity, and inclusion - referred to as DEI.

23/04/2024

Scenes

Meet the team crafting pencils out of recycled newspapers in Kenya

In partnership with Media City

“A pencil that changes the world, through that pencil we plant trees.”

25/12/2023

Culture news

British writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies, aged 65

The Birmingham-born writer was known for his poetry, music, acting roles and also for refusing to accept a royal honour from the Queen in protest against the government's policies and Britain's colonial legacy.

07/12/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Celebrating the best letters you've never read

28 November: Happy Letter Writing Day!

28/11/2023

Culture news

Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize with 'Prophet Song'

The Booker Prize is one of Britain's most prestigious awards for fiction and Paul Lynch will receive around €50,000 for winning.

27/11/2023