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Zelenskyy to release book of wartime speeches

The new book will be released in early December.

20/10/2022

Cult

Nonbinary author Kim de l’Horizon shaves head at German Book Prize win

“We should all look to Iran in admiration for this courage, this power,” de l’Horizon said. “It shows how stupid our worldview was that we thought femininity is only emancipated in the Western world.”

19/10/2022

Culture news

Feminist publisher Carmen Callil dies aged 84

The feminist writer who published Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou has died, aged 84. Her imprint on women's writing in the English language is undeniable.

19/10/2022

Culture news

Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan to win the English language literary award, following Michael Ondaatje’s victory in 1992 for ‘The English Patient’

18/10/2022

Culture news

Demand soars in US for children's books dealing with trauma and grief

Sales of books for young readers on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years in the US, according to NPD BookScan

12/10/2022

Culture news

French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Annie Ernaux.

06/10/2022

Culture news

France introduces anti-Amazon book delivery fees

The French government has announced that it will introduce a minimum charge for book delivery orders under €35. This minimum charge of €3 will help small independent booksellers.

26/09/2022

Culture news

Award winning novelist Hilary Mantel has died, aged 70

The beloved author of the Wolf Hall saga passed away "suddenly yet peacefully".

23/09/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. The death of writer Javier Marías robs Spain of an important voice

Writer and academic. Author of other realities, but also translator of other people's stories. Javier Marías hovered between both occupations throughout his life, and it was something he was proud to claim, but why was he denied the Nobel Prize for Literature?

14/09/2022

Culture news

Who is on the Booker Prize shortlist 2022?

The Booker Prize offers £50,000 to one lucky author, but who made the cut this. year?

07/09/2022

Culture news

Is Taylor Swift's songwriting as good as Shakespeare? UTA thinks so

Taylor Swift is a world famous singer-songwriter but can her works be measured against Shakespeare?

25/08/2022

USA

Salman Rushdie 'on the road to recovery' after stabbing

The British author, who had a $3.3 million bounty on his head over accusations of blasphemy, is recovering, according to his agent.

12/08/2022

Culture news

'In Search of Lost Time': Original manuscript restored in France

Conservators at the National Library of France have spent hundreds of hours restoring 75 pages of Marcel Proust's "In search of Lost Time", published in 1913. But what is so special about this manuscript?

13/07/2022

Culture news

Yu-Gi-Oh! creator dies: here's why it was a legendary franchise

The body Kazuki Takahashi was found floating off the coast of Japan. We look back at the incredible manga and card game he created.

08/07/2022

Culture news

The queer clubs that are about reading rather than drinking

If your life is more ‘early nights in bed reading’ than ‘early mornings staggering home’, then there’s a wealth of book discussion groups – operating in-person and online – for those wanting to meet like-minded queer folk.

23/06/2022

Culture news

Shakespeare First Folio copy estimated to sell for $2.5m at Sotheby's

An original edition of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, often referred to as the most important book in English literature, will be auctioned next month in New York and estimated to sell for $2.5m

10/06/2022

Culture news

Mohamed Alnaas scoops 2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

The novel, which was published with support from the Libyan Arete Foundation, is about masculinity in Libya. Set in a rural village, it follows the story of Milad as he struggles to live up to ideals surrounding what it means to be a man.

23/05/2022

Culture news

Manuscripts of pro-Nazi French author rediscovered after 78 years

'Guerre' (War) a novel written by one of France's most controversial literary figures, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, is set to arrive in bookstores on Thursday, some 78 years after its manuscript disappeared. A new exhibition in Paris aims to explore the mystery behind the rediscovered manuscripts.

04/05/2022

Culture news

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

Culture news

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