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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

World News

Euroviews. 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

World

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

Living

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

23/05/2018

World

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

United Kingdom

George Saunders wins Man Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders has become only the second American writer to win the Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.

18/10/2017

Sweden

Nobel prize in literature: Everything you need to know about 2017 winner Kazuo Ishiguro

The Nobel prize committee called Ishiguro an "exquisite novelist"

05/10/2017

Sweden

[Watch again] Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.

05/10/2017

Sweden

Which countries have won the most Nobel literature prizes?

Following the announcement of this year's winner, find out everything you need to know about the Nobel Prize for Literature

05/10/2017

World News

Chloe Dahl follows in Roald's footsteps

She may not be Roald Dahl’s most famous grandchild, but she is following in his footsteps.

12/09/2017

No Comment

17th Jane Austen festival in Bath taps into worldwide fanbase.

The English city of Bath has opened its nine-day Jane Austen festival

10/09/2017

China

Stranger than fiction? Crime novelist ‘confesses to quadruple murder’

Could the key clue have been among the shelves of the country’s bookshops all along?

20/08/2017

World News

Here's how to say the Hogwarts houses in other languages

Ever wondered how to say the Hogwarts houses in other languages?

25/07/2017