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Records from the National Archive reveal the cut-throat world of British poetry, and the politics behind selecting candidatesSir John Betjeman was dismissed as a “songster of tennis lawns and cathedral cloisters” evoking an “aroma of lavender and faint…
Former president writes open letter to American librarians and appears in TikTok video decrying rightwing censorship pushIn an open letter to American librarians, Barack Obama has criticised “profoundly misguided” rightwing efforts to ban books from li…
A former star soccer player with Iran’s Esteghlal FC, Mojtaba Jabbari, has opened a bookstore in an upscale neighborhood in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Unflinchingly depicting her battles with depression, Zoe Thorogood, a 24-year-old from Bradford, has scooped most nominations for this week’s Eisner AwardsShe’s young, she’s talented, and she’s being heralded as a future star of her industry – and yet …
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…