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Algerian court upholds writer Boualem Sansal’s 5-year prison sentence

The novelist’s case has united European lawmakers, who have demanded Sansal's release. His case has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria, and his supporters now hope military-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will grant a pardon on Saturday, when Algeria marks Independence Day.

01/07/2025

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Polish authors rally against publishing houses over low royalty fees

A best-selling Polish author's lawsuit against her publishing house has sparked a bitter battle over royalties with writers' questioning what the outcome could spell for their future earnings.

12/04/2025

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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

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Vampire Diaries author LJ Smith dies aged 66

Smith's smash hit young adult novels provided the base material for a sprawling franchise.

28/03/2025

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Salman Rushdie announces first fiction work since near-fatal stabbing

'The Eleventh Hour', which comprises a trio of novellas and two stories, marks the author's return to fiction after an onstage assassination attempt in 2022 blinded him in one eye.

28/03/2025

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Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault in civil lawsuits filed in US

The best-selling British author behind “American Gods” and “The Sandman” has previously denied allegations of sexual abuse.

04/02/2025

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Neil Gaiman's publisher Dark Horse Comics cancels future works

The best-selling British author has been accused of assault by several women. Several of his projects - both comics and TV series - have been affected.

27/01/2025

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Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations as more accusers speak

The celebrated British author behind "Good Omens" and "The Sandman" has released a statement following further allegations of sexual assault.

15/01/2025

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David Lodge, 'Campus Trilogy' author and academic dies at 89

British author David Lodge was best known for his campus trilogy set in the fictitious university of Rummidge. He was also twice shortlisted for one of Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Booker Prize.

03/01/2025

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Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies aged 91

Bradford, whose literary career began with "A Woman of Substance" in 1979, went on to write more than a dozen novels, selling tens of millions of copies worldwide.

25/11/2024

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Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize with 'Orbital'

The judges described Harvey's "Orbital" as a “miraculous novel” with a “crystalline” style that makes the world feel “strange and new”.

13/11/2024

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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

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Austrian-American writer Lore Segal dies aged 96

Moved from Vienna to Britain by the Kindertransport in 1938, Segal is famed for her autobiographical work dealing with themes of displacement – all with her trademark wit.

08/10/2024

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Oscar Wilde's grandson condemns new statue of author as 'hideous'

The conceptual sculpture of Oscar Wilde, designed by late Scottish artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, has been criticised by the famous author’s grandson.

24/09/2024

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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

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Mysterious manuscript of Albert Camus' ‘L'Étranger’ to be auctioned

The complete (and mysterious) manuscript of Albert Camus' famous novel is to be auctioned and is estimated at between €500,000 and €800,000.

05/06/2024

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Celebrated US novelist Paul Auster dies aged 77

The writer of "The New York Trilogy" and "Leviathan" has died from complications of lung cancer. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages and is a revered writer in France, which he considered his "second home".

01/05/2024

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Jane Austen’s House needs your help transcribing her brother’s memoir

Could Jane Austen’s brother Francis shed some new light on the beloved author’s life? The Jane Austen’s House museum hopes so – but first it needs help deciphering his handwriting.

26/04/2024

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‘So it’s you. Here you are.’ Salman Rushdie on his reaction to attack

Salman Rushdie’s memoir “Knife,” about the attack that almost claimed his life, comes out on Tuesday. He described feeling death had finally come for him: “So it’s you. Here you are.”

15/04/2024

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Beloved British author Lynne Reid Banks dies aged 94

Beloved British author of children's book "The Indian in the Cupboard", Lynne Reid Banks has died.

05/04/2024