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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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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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.

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Over 16,000 French libraries to be protected in new law

The law was signed in unanimously, with one senator noting the symbolic importance of books in the fight against fascism.

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Spain's youngest bishop stripped of powers for marrying erotica author

Xavier Novell may be an example of nominative determinism after having been professionally undone by that particular literary form.

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American gothic novelist Anne Rice dies aged 80

Anne Rice, the author of "Interview with the Vampire", died from complications of a stroke at the age of 80.

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Angela Merkel reportedly planning a political autobiography

One of Germany's longest serving leaders has not yet made her future plans clear, but one close adviser says a book documenting her premiership's highs and lows is a priority.

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Government says Amazon lobbied against French bookshop protection bill

Senator Laure Darcos claims the tech giant lobbied the French government for months in an attempt to stop proposals that would level the playing field for its beloved bookstores.

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French manga community celebrates release of 100th 'One Piece' comic

Over 250,000 copies of the world's biggest Japanese strip were printed ahead of the centesimal release of 'One Piece'.

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Abdulrazak Gurnah receives his Nobel Literature Prize in London

British novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, received his medal on Monday in London.

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Christmas at the Dickens Museum: Festive joy from a master storyteller

The Charles Dickens Museum has been a reflection of life in middle-class Victorian London since 1925. Each year it embraces the author's love for Christmas by putting on festive events and displaying new collections.

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Christmas gifts for music lovers: Sonic suggestions for silly season

Vinyl box sets, photobooks, and books adorned with encyclopaedic knowledge of modern music. Here are some of the best gifts you can purchase for your nearest and dearest music lovers.

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Mohamed Mbougar Sarr from Senegal wins France's Goncourt Prize

The winner of the Goncourt Prize receives a symbolic cheque of 10 euros but a guarantee that their novel will be published in thousands of copies

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South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

The judges called Galgut's novel a "tour de force."

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"Freedom of expression at all costs" - Emmanuel Carrère

"The right to blaspheme is part of our tradition" - Author, journalist, film director and columnist of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, Emmanuel Carrère, defends his preference for freedom of expression.

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Smells like witch spirit: Ancient myths and their scented sorceresses

What does a witch smell like, and why would you deliberately perfume yourself like one?

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Dan Brown introduces his book 'Wild Symphony' to Czech readers

Poetry, classical music, and colourful pictures in a children’s book... a rare combination from an author of fascinating mystery novels that draw on history to create breathtaking thrillers.

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World's biggest book fair opens its doors in Frankfurt

From 20 to 24 October, Frankfurt Book Fair will welcome visitors from all around the world, but in a smaller edition due to the pandemic.

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Prize winner Carmen Mola and a long line of gender-swapping pseudonyms

In the wake of Spain's €1 million Planeta literature Award controversy, we reflect on the authors of times past that used pen names, and why they chose to.

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Who is Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate?

The Nobel Committee have just announced novelist and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah as this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We reflect on the achievements that got him there.