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Dolphins and debuts: Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced

Stories from the perspective of a dolphin, a North American reworking of Dickens, and three stunning debuts are among the finalists for 2023’s Women’s Prize for Fiction.

26/04/2023

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How to build a bee hotel - and other ways to get kids gardening

An ecologist on a mission to create a ‘Homegrown National Park’ in the US has written a new book to get children inspired.

22/04/2023

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"Record-breaking year" for UK books - how does Europe compare?

The UK has sold more books than ever in a positive year for the publishing industry. But it's not looking as rosy across the Channel.

20/04/2023

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Malala Yousafzai's new book promises to be her "most personal" yet

The new memoir, described as a "breathtaking story of recovery and search for identity," will delve into her coming-of-age in the public spotlight and her life today.

18/04/2023

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Murakami has a new book out: Here's why you should care

Haruki Murakami's new book ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’ has been released in Japan. We look back at what makes the writer so unique.

13/04/2023

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Culture Re-View: Kurt Vonnegut's five best quotes

On the anniversary of his death, we take a look at Kurt Vonnegut's life and some of his most inspirational quotes.

11/04/2023

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‘The Power of Language’: Do bilinguals think differently?

Did you know speaking more than one language can help you age better? A new book released this week explores the research around multilingualism.

05/04/2023

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'Reclaim the Street': Celebrating street photography across the globe

New book 'Reclaim the Street', which is set for release on 6 April, bills itself as a world tour of the very best street photography today, showcasing work from more than one hundred contemporary photographers.

05/04/2023

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Are the edits to Agatha Christie's novels historical revisionism?

The British writer's classic work has been rewritten to avoid "offending" contemporary readers, with the adventures of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to be rewritten and edited by Harper Collins to remove any language that might be seen as offensive.

29/03/2023

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Why more older women are choosing to have extramarital 'grey affairs'

Author and relationship expert Susan Shapiro Barash says more woman over 55 are having affairs than ever before - and feeling less guilty about it than you might expect.

25/03/2023

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Meet the travelling poet behind the Poetry Machine

Beth Calverley has travelled the country with her Poetry Machine, chatting to strangers and turning their conversations into beautiful pieces of art.

21/03/2023

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Banned books from all over the world displayed in Tallinn museum

The Banned Books Museum offers an insight into the history of literary censorship through a hundred works that have been or continue to be banned in countries including China, Russia and Estonia.

14/03/2023

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US Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison honoured with new stamp

US author Toni Morrison has been immortalised on a stamp, which was unveiled by the US Postal Service during a tribute on Tuesday.

08/03/2023

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day, episode 1 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy debuted. The whimsical radio sci-fi show has gone on to influence almost all of science fiction.

08/03/2023

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Rewriting 007: 'A form of censorship' says Ian Fleming biographer

Euronews Culture spoke to Ian Fleming biographer Andrew Lycett to get his opinion on whether planned rewrites to the 007 books are the adequate way to celebrate the publication of Fleming's oeuvre

03/03/2023

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World Book Day: Which European countries are the biggest readers?

For World Book Day, we're taking a look at different reading habits across Europe. Which European country do you think is spending the most time with their noses in books?

02/03/2023

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'New' Terry Pratchett short story collection discovered

The beloved author of the Discworld series died in 2015. But a keen-eyed fan has uncovered 20 new works written by Pratchett under a pseudonym.

02/03/2023

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Shaken and stirred: Why are the James Bond books being re-edited?

The news follows increased scrutiny in the publishing industry, especially after the Roald Dahl series recently underwent a similar review.

01/03/2023

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France says "non" to UK changes to Roald Dahl children's books

While changes to the language of Roald Dahl's children's books in the UK have stirred controversy in the UK, French publishers have taken a different tact.

23/02/2023

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Euroviews. Why declutter queen Marie Kondo giving up on tidying is a good thing

To clutter or not to clutter? Marie Kondo's “kind of given up” tidying at home, due to the birth of her third child.

31/01/2023