world news Hachette cancels publication of Woody Allen's memoir Staff at the publisher's New York office staged a walkout in protest over the upcoming release. 07/03/2020
China Chinese court jails Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai for 10 years The naturalised Swedish citizen who sold books in Hong Kong that were sceptical of the Communist Party has been sentenced for 'illegally providing intelligence overseas'. 25/02/2020
Art and Design Living Recommends | Embracing the ‘ish’ of sustainable living Jen Gale's didn't buy anything for a year. Her new book tells us all about small changes that make a big difference. 23/02/2020
Germany Germany's far-right AfD party apologises over 'racist' colouring books Police in Germany are investigating 'racist' colouring books distributed by a faction of Alternative for Germany. 20/02/2020
Hungary The world's largest book takes six people to turn a page 71-year-old Béla Varga said the book - which covers the flora and fauna of Hungary - was as big as it can possibly be. 26/01/2020
Ideas My eco job | My life as an undercover animal rights investigator From fur trapping to football, Rich Hardy's CV isn't what you'd expect from a vegan campaigner. 23/01/2020
France French publisher apologises for CIA 9/11 conspiracy theory in textbook Textbook publisher Ellipses said it bitterly regretted the mistake that suggested 9/11 was orchestrated by the CIA. 21/01/2020
Art and Design Living Recommends | Rewilding our relationship with our wardrobe Kate Fletcher's "Wild Dress" asks us to think about what we wear and its connection with the natural world. 19/01/2020
View The 21st century is no place for handmaids. Let's end discriminatory laws against women ǀ View As the world enters a new decade, the attitudes that normalise and legitimise sexual violence and oppression of women and girls, and assign to them rigid, stereotypical roles, remain far from fictional in January 2020. 07/01/2020
Ideas Living Recommends | No one is too small to make a difference This short collection of Greta Thunberg's speeches is a pocket-sized source of inspiration. 22/12/2019
United Kingdom 'Getting Brexit done is going to take decades' says Jonathan Coe The author of "Middle England" gives his thoughts to Euronews on Thursday's general election and the ongoing aftershock of the 2016 EU referendum. 10/12/2019
Ideas Living Recommends | Turning the Tide on Plastic by Lucy Siegle This book is a 'vital tool' to help you reduce the number of single use plastics in your life. 08/12/2019
United Kingdom Publisher scraps book on historic gay persecution after errors exposed A publisher has scrapped a book by American author Naomi Wolf on gay persecution in 19th century Britain after the work was exposed as having errors. 25/10/2019
no comment Next stop, Place De Clichix: Paris metro stations renamed for Asterix Getafix and Obelix joined festivities at Gare de Lugdunum. 10/10/2019
Art and Design Inspirational Escapism: A collection of incredible off grid homes Dominic Bradbury's Off Grid- Houses for Escape collects together beautifully designed houses that don't weigh heavily on the environment. 24/09/2019
United Kingdom Margaret Atwood's sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale' hits the bookshelves The follow up to the best-selling 1985 dystopian novel has already been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, a week before it was launched. 10/09/2019
no comment Paul McCartney is the real "Grandude" of book signing He may be one of the world's most famous musicians, but Paul McCartney is also just a regular grandfather. 07/09/2019
View Toni Morrison was a freedom fighter who slayed with words ǀ View When I finished reading all her books, I wanted to see a film about the exquisite artist who captured my imagination. So I helped make one. 06/08/2019
USA Toni Morrison championed and chastised presidents She called Bill Clinton "our first black president" — a turn of phrase that stirred years of debate, and for which she later expressed a measure of regret.. 06/08/2019
Russia Who is your favourite Russian writer? Euronews went to Moscow and asked locals about their favourite Russian authors. 25/07/2019
Italy Andrea Camilleri, author of Inspector Montalbano novels, dies aged 93 Andrea Camilleri, the Sicilian author who penned the Inspector Montalbano novels and around 100 other works, has died aged 93. 17/07/2019
no comment The 'Mad Hatter Gin & Tea Party' lands in Hollywood Guests must choose a hat, the more flamboyant the better, and listen for instructions from the 'Cheshire Cat' before they are allowed into the tea party. 20/06/2019
United Kingdom Crowdfunding plea to keep Lady Chatterley's Lover in UK A crowdfunding site has raised tens of thousands of pounds to try to keep the Lady Chatterley's Lover copy that was used in the 1960 obscenity trial in the United Kingdom. 25/05/2019
Italy Holocaust museum joins book fair boycott over 'fascist' publisher Turin's book fair is under fire over links to Altaforte, the publisher of a book of interviews with right-wing populist Matteo Salvini. 07/05/2019
Directory Trash to trunks, a field guide to voluntourism and other trends Our selection of the latest ideas, trends and news from the world of green travel. 03/05/2019
France Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris tops Amazon best-seller list The monument was severely damaged in a fire on Monday evening. 18/04/2019
