Netherlands

Dutch shop apologizes over Hitler colouring book

A Dutch retailer has been forced to apologise after it unwittingly sold copies of a colouring book featuring Adolf Hitler.

6 April 2017

United Kingdom

A dash of magic on the fields of Staffordshire

The British Quidditch Cup took place in Staffordshire, central England this weekend.

14 March 2017

United Kingdom

10 ways you can make a difference

Nowadays comics and cartoons are often more powerful and convey more messages than a simple photo

10 March 2017

France

What bookstore employees do behind your back

With noise at a premium in libraries and bookshops, much of any fun to be had there needs to be visual.

9 March 2017

United Kingdom

Philip Pullman fans rejoice! 'The Book of Dust' is coming...

British fantasy writer Philip Pullman, whose 'His Dark Materials' catapulted him to global stardom, returns to the fantasy world with a new trilogy.

15 February 2017

USA

White House's 'Alternative facts' boosts sales of Orwell's 1984

A link has been established between skyrocketing sales of George Orwell's _1984_ and the propogation of 'alternative facts' from Trump's press secretary

25 January 2017

USA

'Exorcist' author William Peter Blatty dies

The novelist and filmmaker who wrote “The Exorcist”, William Peter Blatty, has died at the age of 89 in Maryland.

14 January 2017

Germany

Rising Mein Kampf sales in Germany shock publisher

Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's semi-autobiographical foundation of Nazi ideological thought, has experienced a surprising resurgence, says its publisher

4 January 2017

United Kingdom

"Watership Down" author Richard Adams dies

Renowned children's author and creator of "Watership Down" Richard Adams has died aged 96.

28 December 2016

United Kingdom

'The Sellout' by Paul Beatty wins Man Booker prize

An American has won the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize for the first time.

26 October 2016

United Kingdom

JK Rowling thanks Harry Potter fans as 'Cursed Child' script released

Harry Potter fans have been waiting nine years for this moment and it seems they were as keen as ever to snap up the next installment in the wizarding saga.

31 July 2016

World News

'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies aged 89

The American author Harper Lee, who wrote one of the country’s best known literary classics “To Kill A Mockingbird”, has died aged 89. Her death was

19 February 2016

Romania

Writing your way out of a Romanian prison

Prosecutors in Romania are trying to establish if some prisoners jailed for corruption and fraud are claiming authorship of books to get their

25 January 2016

Vatican

Pope Francis uses new book to call for more compassion within the Church

Pope Francis has called for Roman Catholic leaders to be “compassionate shepherds to a wounded humanity”. The message comes in the publication of a

13 January 2016

Germany

Mein Kampf returns: read-between-the-lines version

Hitler’s opus ‘Mein Kampf’ is back in stores in Germany now for the first time since 1945, one of history’s most notorious works, republished with a

8 January 2016

Egypt

Egyptian novelist Gamal Al Ghitani dies

18 October 2015

Germany

Iran boycotts Frankfurt Book Fair over Salman Rushdie appearance

Iran is boycotting this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair because of an appearance by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. He was the subject of an

14 October 2015

Sweden

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell creator of Inspector Kurt Wallander has died

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died of cancer at the age of 67. The author revealed he had the illness in a newspaper column last year

5 October 2015

United Kingdom

#Piggate: Lurid claims about David Cameron capture imagination of British press

A colourful biography of Britain’s prime minister written by a former friend who was once the biggest donor to David Cameron’s Conservative party

21 September 2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: girl, 9, writes book on terrorism after meeting displaced children

Splendour Joe Abisoye is no ordinary nine year old. A trip to a camp for displaced civilians in her country’s north made such an impression on the

18 August 2015