Iranian translator, historian Bijan Ashtari dies at 64
Bijan Ashtari, renowned Iranian translator, writer, and film critic, passed away at his home on Sunday at the age of 64.
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Trump’s ‘triumph’: Newt Gringrich selective spins in new book praising president
Former House speaker and Clinton antagonist sidesteps his own dubious ethics and gushes over Donald TrumpOver 280 pages, Newt Gingrich, House speaker turned Republican presidential hopeful turned prolific author of historical (and critics would say pol…
British-Palestinian writer NS Nuseibeh wins Jhalak prose prize for writers of colour
‘Timely’ essay collection explores identity, religion and colonialism as Nathanael Lessore takes children’s and young adult prize and Mimi Khalvati wins for poetryBritish-Palestinian writer NS Nuseibeh has won the Jhalak prose prize for writers of colo…
Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85
The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has diedEdmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as A Boy’s Own Stor…
Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award
One-off £100,000 prize awarded to Girl, Women, Other writer for entire body of work and ‘dedication to uplifting under-represented voices’Bernardine Evaristo is to receive £100,000 after being announced as the winner of the Women’s prize outstanding co…
‘Five years from now, these readers will be soldiers’: The Russian literature encouraging teens to enlist
Master-race stories of heroic characters battling against zombie Nazis and western spies to recover imperial grandeur are a bleak new spin on an old propaganda tradition‘Z literature”, a subgenre of Russian fantasy fiction characterised by nationalisti…
Jacqueline Wilson ‘very wary’ of writing adult Tracy Beaker novel
Author says she won’t revisit the beloved character because it would seem ‘inappropriate’ to discuss her sex lifeJacqueline Wilson has said she would feel “very wary” about writing an adult novel about Tracy Beaker “because it would seem inappropriate …
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter says she believes online pornography played role in rape case
Caroline Darian tells Hay festival that pornography websites are ‘part of the system’ of misogyny and violenceThere is “no way” that Gisèle Pelicot would have been raped more than 200 times without the existence of pornography websites, her daughter ha…
Review: Cybersecurity For Dummies, 3rd Edition
If you’re new to cybersecurity and looking for a book that doesn’t overwhelm you with jargon or dive too deep into technical territory, Cybersecurity For Dummies might be a solid starting point. It’s written with beginners in mind and assumes you know …
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87
Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for t…