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
USA Award-winning US novelist Toni Morrison dies aged 88 US novelist Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, dies aged 88 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
USA Hundreds of Hemingway look-alikes take part in annual US contest The Hemingway Days celebrations this year marked what would have been the writer's 120th birthday. 22/07/2019
Italy Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96 Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director acclaimed for his work in film, theatre and opera, has died at the age of 96. 15/06/2019
Art and Design Future Library: connecting literature, art and the environment Just outside Oslo, a forest is being grown from scratch for this purpose. 12/06/2019
Inspire Middle East How did Sharjah become the 2019 World Book Capital? H.E. Bodour Al Qasimi explains The emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was recently elected the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2019. 07/06/2019
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
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
Spain Romanian-born poet Miguel Gane reflects on European identity Road Trip Europe: Romanian-born poet Miguel Gane reflects on European identity 02/04/2019
Cult 'I have a project for peace in the Middle East' — writer Marek Halter "It wasn't easy ... when you decide to write your memoirs, it means you accept the idea that life is already behind you." Writer and activist Marek Halter spoke to Isabelle Kumar on Euronews' Cult programme about the challenges of penning his memoirs. 11/03/2019
Smart Regions Digitising Slovakia's literary heritage for posterity Smart Regions meets the experts digitising and preserving millions of books in order to safeguard Slovakia's cultural heritage. 07/03/2019
Sweden Swedish Academy to award two Nobel literature prizes this year The Nobel Foundation last year stopped the Swedish Academy from handing out the award after a string of sexual misconduct allegations against the husband of one of its board members threw the institution into crisis mode. 05/03/2019
United Kingdom Charles Dickens tried to get his wife into asylum, letters reveal "He discovered at last that she had outgrown his liking. She had borne ten children and had lost many of her good looks, was growing old, in fact," a recently-unearthed letter revealed. 24/02/2019
Inspire Middle East Latest digital book trends showcased at Abu Dhabi Publishing Forum The Abu Dhabi Publishing Forum came to a close on January 30th, following three days of workshops and panel discussions on the industry's latest trends. 01/02/2019
View The problem with the new Fantastic Beasts is that JK Rowling wrote it Nominally about the adventures of Newt Scamander and his American pals in Paris, the film is thwarted by its many subplots and cameos. 17/11/2018
Italy Italy graffiti seeks to save lesser-used words from extinction An Italian publishing house is using street graffiti in a bid to save lesser-used words from extinction and help bring them into popular discourse. 27/10/2018
United Kingdom Nobel prize winning author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85 Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85. 12/08/2018
Cult Nobel laureat VS Naipaul dies aged 85 Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85. 12/08/2018
Romania Writer attacked by mob who mistook her van for mythical 'black ambulance' A popular legend holds that black ambulances cruise the streets looking for children to murder in order to sell their organs to wealthy buyers in western Europe. 09/07/2018
Inspire Middle East The art of self-expression: Dance, fashion & literature What do words on a page, expressive movement, and fashion all have in common? In the Middle East, they’re being used to connect people in society in differing ways. 22/06/2018
Art and Design Original Winnie-the-Pooh sketches for sale The 1926 drawing about the Hundred Acre Wood is among them. 01/06/2018
USA Pulitzer winning author Philip Roth dies at 85 - US media reports Pulitzer prize winning author Philip Roth has died at the age of 85. Roth’s favourite subject matter was the neuroses and obsessions of the modern 23/05/2018
Inspire Middle East Food for thought: Literature and gastronomy festivals in Dubai Inspire Middle East celebrates the region’s love for the written word at the 10th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, by spotlighting some of the regional and international talents on the ground. 16/03/2018
world news Reader poll: Who should be Euronews' Culture Personality of the Year? Euronews wants your say on who should be one of several personalities of the year—in fields including space, innovation, culture, business and sport. 22/12/2017
Germany Macron and Asterix are special guests at Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 The fair is one of the biggest in the world and this year's "French touch" did not leave guests disappointed 23/10/2017
