See Women's Prize for Literature Shortlist showcases global talent Six unique books from writers spread around the world have been nominated for the annual prize celebrating the best of women's fiction in the English language. 28/04/2022
See Miniature book by Charlotte Bronte goes up for sale at $1.25 million The book is being sold on behalf of an anonymous seller "who wishes to make certain of the work's future preservation." 22/04/2022
Culture news Brand Taylor wins Story Prize for 'Filthy Animals' Taylor's debut novel 'Real Life' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize but his win for 'Filthy Animals' is his first publishing award. 14/04/2022
See Olga Tokarczuk and Jon Fosse on International Booker 2022 shortlist Tokarczuk's vast The Books of Jacob and Fosse's A New Name: Septology VI-VII are, judges say, among six 'wildly different' works that all in part address trauma. 07/04/2022
See Can we see the real Michel Houellebecq from his essays and interviews? 'Interventions' has just been published in English. 04/04/2022
See Ink and Blood: How has Ukrainian Literature changed since 2014? Euronews takes a look at Ukraine's most vital wartime writers and the onset of 'veteran' literature. 09/03/2022
See World Book Day: War and Peace - What do Europeans read in a crisis? The pandemic saw an uptick in disease-themed literature and critical theory, but what do we really want to read in hard times? 03/03/2022
Cult Festival of literature: "Dickens would have really adored this." The 14th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has opened in Dubai. Cult caught up with to bestselling children’s author David Walliams, Lucinda Dickens-Hawksley, the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, and Emirati author and illustrator Maitha Al Khayat. 18/02/2022
Culture news Europe is 'openly threatened' says appeal from 350 culture leaders Nobel laureate Herta Müller, novelist Ian McEwan and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have signed the open letter. 08/02/2022
Culture news Team drops rapist player after intervention from bestselling author Raith Rovers have reneged on their signing of David Goodwillie who was found guilty by a judge of raping a woman in 2017. 02/02/2022
Culture news Publishing pulled on controversial Anne Frank cold case book 'The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation' landed in Europe's bookstores on January 18 to a mixed reception and mounting scrutiny about the claims it makes. 31/01/2022
Culture news René de Obaldia: 'Oldest guardian of the French language' dies at 103 Fellow novelists, playwrights, and members of the Académie Française have come together to express their grief at the loss of one of the country's most revered voices. 28/01/2022
Culture news 'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language". 28/01/2022
See Author who died before his work was published nominated for NBCC Anthony Veasna So's book "Afterparties" was widely anticipated when he died and joins notable names on the National Book Critics Circle nominees list. 21/01/2022
See January 21 marks anniversary of first printed American novel Brown's book touched a nerve in the local community as its content was closely aligned to a real-life scandal. 21/01/2022
Hear A 'triumph' for visibility: Joelle Taylor wins TS Eliot poetry prize The prestigious award was given to Taylor for her collection “C+nto & Othered Poems,” on her experiences as a butch lesbian. 12/01/2022
See Maya Angelou to appear on US quarters in historic first The poet and activist is set to appear of the US currency as part of a program showing how women have shaped American history. 11/01/2022
Culture news Michel Houellebecq's new novel Anéantir anticipates France in 2027 Loved and admired by many, certainly, but bring up his name in a French bar and you'll immediately generate a debate. All agree he is provocative. 07/01/2022
Culture news Publishing industry whodunnit solved as Italian arrested in New York Schemes involving the illegal collection of unpublished works had been taking place from at least August 2016 through July of 2021. 07/01/2022
Culture news British school renames building after JK Rowling's TERF wars The Harry Potter author's specially-dedicated building in Chelmsford's Boswell School has been renamed after staff and pupils expressed concerns over her status on transgender rights. 06/01/2022
Culture news Keri Hulme: Booker Prize-winning novelist dead at 74 Hulme took almost 20 years to produce 'the bone people' which drew on her indigenous Maori and Scottish heritage, weaving themes of personal and cultural isolation. 04/01/2022
See Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts: How a boy wizard made Europe magical Euronews Culture explores how one boy wizard – accompanied by friends and foes – influenced Europe's food, fandoms, sports, and more. 31/12/2021
no comment Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum 29/12/2021
Culture news Breakout US inauguration poet Amanda Gorman releases New Year's poem The 23-year-old first caught public attention with her impassioned reading of 'The Hill We Climb' at President Joe Biden's inauguration in January. Her latest set of verses touches on the hope and fear many of us have felt in 2021. 29/12/2021
Opinion Culture 2021 Year in Review - Lily Lindon: Publishing industry 2021. Great for independent bookshops, not so crash hot for new writers. Meet the woman writer who knows the industry from both sides. 29/12/2021
See Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum Hans Christian Andersen is being celebrated in his hometown of Odense, with a new museum designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which combines biographical elements with a fantasy world. 29/12/2021