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Prix Goncourt: 'no conflict of interest' concerning Camille Laurens

Didier Decoin says everything is above board but isn't keen on writer and judge Laurens' critical timing.

Cult

Ancient astronomy manuscript resurrected by Uzbek heritage initiative

In partnership with NAESMI

The first true-to-the-original facsimile copy of the manuscript of Images of the Fixed Stars, an ancient astronomy manuscript by one of the most famous Muslim astronomers of all time has been resurrected by Uzbekistan's heritage initiative.

Cyprus

Cyprus removes school textbook over praise of Turkey founder Ataturk

Cyprus said that the contents of the English textbook were "completely inappropriate and unacceptable".

Travel News

This adventurer let social media plan her trip across Europe

"I decided that I would set aside a month in my diary and set out on a journey into the unknown from the back garden of my London home, armed with nothing more than a bivvy, a backpack and a devil-may-care attitude. "

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Germany

Merkel successor hopeful Armin Laschet apologises for book plagiarism

CDU leadership candidate Armin Laschet admitted that he had failed to credit a source in a 2009 book he wrote about immigration.

Moments

6 books to satisfy your wanderlust this summer

Though travel may not be on the cards right now, you can still take a trip with any of these literary masterpieces.

Destinations

Extraordinary aerial shots show City of Love from a new angle

A new book from Jeffrey Milstein shows a new side of the famous city.

Moments

The best travel documentaries, books and podcasts for during lockdown

Euronews Travel staff share the TV shows, documentaries, films, books and podcasts that are keeping their wanderlust alive

World

Hungary imposes 'traditional values' disclaimer for LGBT books

Luca Dudits thinks this ruling is discriminatory. She is the Communications Officer at Háttér Society, a non-governmental LGBT organisation in Hungary.

Green News

How fiction can persuade readers that climate change is real

Catherine Bush's modern retelling of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest is a metaphor for the climate crisis.

Green News

14 gifts for the adventurers in your life this Christmas

From solar-powered phone chargers to fancy backpacks, this is the only gift list you'll need for an outdoor lover.

Green News

11 environmental books to buy for the Greta Thunberg in your life

Plus a few recommendations for the newly climate curious.

Culture news

Booker Prize 2020: Scottish writer Douglas Stuart wins for debut novel

Booker Prize 2020: Scottish writer Douglas Stuart wins for debut novel

France

Iconic Paris bookshop hit by lockdown urges customers to buy a book

Founded by Sylvia Beach in 1919, Shakespeare & Company became a creative hub for expatriate writers including Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce.

France

Let them read books: French bookshops protest amid second lockdown

The country's prestigious Goncourt book prize will also be delayed in solidarity with France's independent bookshops.

Romania

Inside the rise and fall of Romania's £2.5m book heist gang

They abseiled through skylights to steal some of the world's rarest books. They left DNA at the scene.

World News

Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld wins International Booker Prize

Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has won the International Booker Prize

USA

Judge rules Bolton can publish Trump book despite efforts to block it

The US President said on Twitter that his former national security adviser will pay "a really big price" for releasing the book.

Russia

Book fair in Moscow signals easing of coronavirus restrictions

A few Muscovites ventured into Red Square for an outdoor book market on Saturday in the first signs of life returning to Russia's capital.

Living

We Recommend | Alison's Adventures: Your Passport to the World

Follow Alison Teal as she details her unbelievable life story helping to protect the earth’s greatest treasure.