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
USA Read Roald Dahl's poignant letter begging parents to vaccinate against measles A vaccine came too late for his daughter, Olivia. 12/04/2019
Body and Mind Retreats for nomadic workers, 3D-Printed Sushi and other trends The five wellness-related trends that caught our eye this month. 07/04/2019
Ideas Best green books and eco apps of the month These are the eco friendly apps and books you should be downloading and reading now. 05/04/2019
Ideas Food sharing app and intelligent carbon footprint trackers These eco friendly apps and books you should be downloading and reading now. 14/03/2019
Body and Mind A sound bathing app, a house of youth and new sleep-boosting ice-cream The wellness-related trends, products and tech that caught our eye this month. 13/03/2019
USA New Dr. Seuss book to be released this fall, teaches children about art "Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum" follows a friendly horse as he takes students on a tour of an art museum. 02/03/2019
Cult "Harry Potter" bookshop celebrates 113th birthday "Harry Potter" bookshop celebrates 113th birthday 15/01/2019
Art and Design Oodi, the future-facing Helsinki new public library A true democratisation of resources. 05/12/2018
Kuwait Kuwaiti artist designs 'Cemetery of Banned Books' A Kuwaiti artist has created a "Cemetery of Banned Books" to protest the government's ban on thousands of pieces of literature 28/11/2018
Fashion Black Friday or 'Fair Friday' — which one do you want? A Swiss bookstore decided to turn Black Friday on its head, encouraging customers to make charitable donations instead of snapping up cheap deals. 26/11/2018
Outdoor She would row single-handed across the Atlantic Ocean She had to row for 12 hours every day for over 100 days, faced up to 10-metre waves with only herself for company and lost contact with the outside world. 21/09/2018
France Author defiant after French booksellers decry selection for top prize French bookstores have criticised the decision to include his self-published novel on the long-list for this year’s Prix Renaudot because it is only available via Amazon. 15/09/2018
United Kingdom Dutch man wins Welsh bookshop in raffle Paul and Leila Morris decided to sell the shop so they can enjoy an early retirement. 12/09/2018
Spain Fake bomb uncovered at Spanish second-hand bookstore Elena González never expected that a recent sort through of stock at her second-hand bookstore in western Spain would lead to a call to bomb disposal experts. 03/09/2018
World Feeling good: positive stories from the week Studies have shown that increasing positive emotions has a powerful effect on our general wellbeing. But is it really that simple with news? We know it’s not. This is why we’d like to introduce you to our roundup of some of the brightest stories from this week! 03/08/2018
United Kingdom ‘Worst day’ tweet leads to ‘best week’ for local bookshop A bookshop in the UK who tweeted about its worst trading day on Monday, has since been been flooded with support to record its “best week.” 29/06/2018
