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Baillie Gifford prize winner rejects award over fossil fuel ties
Richard Flanagan has been awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book “Question 7” but refused the award…
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British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel Orbital wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday (Nov 12) with Orbital, a short, wonder-filled novel…
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Rachel Cusk wins the Goldsmiths Prize for ‘Parade’
It’s the British writers 12th novel and fourth nomination for the prize. ADVERTISEMENT Rachel Cusk’s novel “Parade” has won the…
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Book on endangered languages wins coveted British culture award
Ross Perlin won the annual award for his book ‘Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues’. ADVERTISEMENT A…
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Germany
German Peace Prize winner appeals for arms for Ukraine
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Anne Applebaum was awarded this year’s Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. During her acceptance speech,…
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Germany
Controversy stalks Italy’s honourary status at Frankfurt Book Fair
Italian Publishers Association president Innocenzo Cipolletta defends Italy’s controversial attendance at Frankfurt Book Fair. ADVERTISEMENT Italian delegates arrive at the…
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Germany
Martina Hefter wins German Book Prize, kicking off Frankfurt Book Fair
This year’s edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s oldest and biggest book fair, begins with the announcement of…
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Polari Prize: Shortlisted writers for LGBTQ+ literary awards announced
The Polari Prize has named its shortlisted writers for the LGBTQ+ writing awards. Munroe Bergdorf is nominated alongside Jon Ransom,…
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Videos
Why People No Longer Read Books | Between the Lines with Palki Sharma
Why People No Longer Read Books | Between the Lines with Palki Sharma Gone are the days when people sought…
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Brontë not Bronte: How the literary sisters got their dots back
85 years after the misspelled plaque first installed, three of the greatest British literary names have been corrected. Because it’s…
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