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Travel
Iconic Harry Potter train at risk of closure due to safety concerns
Jacobite journeys across Scotland’s Glenfinnan Viaduct are in jeopardy next year. ADVERTISEMENT The ‘Hogwarts Express’ train – one of the…
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Spain
Luis Mateo Díez wins Spain’s most prestigious literary prize
Luis Mateo Díez has been awarded the 2023 Cervantes prize, Spain’s most prestigious literary award. ADVERTISEMENT The 81-year-old writer from…
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News
After Malaysia bans his book, author says his depiction of Indonesian maid was misunderstood
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government has banned a book following protests over what was perceived as an insulting depiction of an…
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News
Book review: Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster in Nineteen Steps
The actor who plays Eleven on Stranger Things wrote a romance novel! That’ll be the headline for too much coverage…
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United Kingdom
Forgotten Jack Hilton book to be republished after tenacious campaign
The name of author Jack Hilton was lost to history, before a 28-year-old bartender set out to uncover his legacy.…
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United Kingdom
Dolphins and debuts: Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist announced
Stories from the perspective of a dolphin, a North American reworking of Dickens, and three stunning debuts are among the…
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United Kingdom
‘New’ Terry Pratchett short story collection discovered
A treasure trove of Sir Terry Pratchett’s short stories have been discovered and will be published as the late author’s…
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Asia
Haruki Murakami’s first novel in 6 years, The City And Its Uncertain Walls, to hit stores on April 13
Staff at the publisher said details about the plot are being withheld because many Murakami fans say they prefer to…
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United Kingdom
France says “non” to UK changes to Roald Dahl children’s books
Roald Dahl is the latest in a long line of authors who’s had his work and words updated for a…
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