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Marcel Pagnol based his famous movies on a Provencal manor he’d known as a child. Now his legacy is at risk, says his grandsonIn 1941 the French novelist, playwright and film-maker Marcel Pagnol bought a chateau in a Provençal valley outside Marseille …
British Library uses new technique to uncover passages of Camden’s Annals, the first official account of Elizabeth’s reignIt was the first official account of Elizabeth I’s reign, one of the most valuable sources on early modern Britain, commissioned b…
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman was on shelves for young people and did not have closed packaging as required by controversial lawA government office in Hungary has levied a hefty fine against a national bookseller over a LGBTQ+ graphic novel series, sayi…
Writer speaks about his physical and mental health as well as his thoughts on his attempted murdererSalman Rushdie has spoken about the “crazy dreams” he has experienced since being attacked in New York.The 76-year-old writer spoke to the BBC about the…
RSL president Bernadine Evaristo highlights need to change to become an organisation for all writers rather than just the white and middle classBroadcaster and writer Emma Dabiri, young adult author Patrick Ness, Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik and po…
The Czech novelist found himself silenced by the communist regime at home, but achieved international fame with playfully philosophical fictionCzech writer Milan Kundera, who explored being and betrayal over half a century in poems, plays, essays and n…
The Woman in Me, which will cover pop star’s conservatorship experience among other topics, is set for release later this yearBritney Spears will release her tell-all memoir, The Woman in Me on 24 October, the publisher announced on Tuesday.The Woman i…
Barbers on Strike, author Michelle Recinos’s collection of short stories, has apparently upset strongman president Nayib BukeleFirst the soldiers came for those with mohawks. Then they came for the hairdressers themselves.“They were good kids,” quips t…
Victoria Police says Christophe Glasl was not in Tasmania at the time of Port Arthur massacre, despite his claim to have been involved in its resolutionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,…
Exclusive: Document was originally thought to be written by clerk on behalf of Canterbury Tales writer who worked as civil servantA 14th-century bureaucratic document requesting time off work for a civil servant has been identified as the only survivin…