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Nicolas Rothwell wins the Prime Minister's Literary Award for his novel Red Heaven

Nicolas Rothwell has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction, beating out strong contenders in Hannah Kent and Tony Birch.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Trump planning to publish book of his private correspondence with celebrities and world leaders, report says

The book is expected to include former president’s letters with Elton John, Michael Jackson and Princess Diana, CNN reports

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Edinburgh author Sir Ian Rankin to make special appearance at capital bookshops

The author who is well-known for his crime fiction book series, Rebus will be signing copies of his new book A Heart Full of Headstones which was released earlier this year only a few months ago.

Edinburgh Live · Dec 12, 2022

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How are books made?

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The Conversation · Dec 12, 2022

Behold the spine-chilling TerrorTome: Garth Marenghi puts the ‘boo’ into book tour

Matthew Holness’s fictional horror author is on the road reading from his novel – prepare to be terrified at the tills while we dream of his full return to the stage

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

JK Rowling says ‘I do not consider myself cancelled’ over controversial trans views

‘The only time I’ve ever made reference to being cancelled, my book sales went up,’ author said

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Legally bookish: Reese Witherspoon and the boom in celebrity book clubs

The star has deposed Oprah Winfrey as queen of the online literary discussion groups – and plenty more A-listers are getting in on the act. Our reporter dives under the covers

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

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The story of the McCash Scots Poetry Competition and why poets should enter

ST ANDREW’S Day was our prompt. The annual McCash Scots Poetry Competition, run jointly by Alan Riach from the University of Glasgow and Lesley…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2022

Strike: Troubled Blood review – the show’s real hook: will Robin and Strike finally get together?

Never mind the murder investigation: the will-they won’t-they relationship between the two detectives is the beating heart of this Robert Galbraith (AKA JK Rowling) adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Struggling authors know writing is a rich person’s hobby

Letters: Stephen Carver, Guinevere Glasfurd, Brian Needham and Jo McMillan respond to Joanne Harris’s article about horribly low pay in the publishing world

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Evelyn Waugh’s once-beloved Cotswold mansion up for auction at £2.5m

Grade-II*-listed eight-bedroom, six-bathroom Piers Court is where Waugh wrote many illustrious novels, including Brideshead Revisited

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Framing men as the ‘villains’ gets women no closer to better romantic relationships

Romantic victimhood allows us to believe we’re forever the wounded party – and that men are incapable of change, says Moya Lothian-McLean, a contributing editor at Novara Media

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

The best books to give as presents this Christmas

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket review - A series that continues to thrill

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket

The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

What was Dracula really like? 550-year-old clue to life of Vlad the Impaler emerges

Scientists are hoping ‘historical biomolecules’ on a 15th-century missive written by Vlad Dracula, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s vampire count, will reveal more about him

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Steer clear of ‘mediocre writing’ by celebrities for Christmas, authors plead

Books by TV personalities and other high-profile figures will top bestseller lists, but critics say professionals lose out

The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022

Jonathan Coe's Bournville is a prescient 'sate of the nation' elegy

IS Jonathan Coe the most prescient novelist working on these islands today? In his new novel, a grandson introduces his girlfriend to his…

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

On my radar: Colm Tóibín’s cultural highlights

The Irish writer on New York’s hidden music scene, poetry and the wonders of Peru

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Belfast Live · Dec 10, 2022

West Belfast children become authors after launch of special book

In total, 42 children contributed to the project, penning personal tales of their time during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

Fran Lebowitz on life without the internet: ‘If I’m cancelled, don’t tell me!’

The writer is easy to spot if you spend long enough in New York, but interviews have to be over her landline, as she is permanently offline. She reveals why Andy Warhol wasn’t so smart, and how she learned to love a good party

Leeds Live · Dec 10, 2022

The Leeds bookshop tucked away but so vital to the city's LGBTQ+ community

Ray said that it's important to have the shop as a daytime venue

Miami Herald · Dec 10, 2022

Book discussion at FIU turns into emotional rebuke of claims that Cubans are not exiles

MIAMI — It was supposed to be another routine event in the series of regular book presentations organized by Florida International University’s Cuban Research Institute: on the podium, a respected scholar authoritatively presenting her most recent research. In the audience, a few attendants asking polite questions.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 10, 2022

Writers festival rolls out first stars

Much-loved Australian writers Craig Silvey and Pip Williams, and debut authors Mawunyo Gbogbo, Andrew Quilty, and Amy Thunig, have been announced as the first of what will be 100 artists in the 10th Newcastle Writers Festival.

Texas Observer · Dec 9, 2022

Poem: Steady the World

A poem by the late Monty Jones, who lived in Austin, TX, with a memorial message from his friend Fleet Lentz.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Marijane Meaker obituary

Groundbreaking author, initially of lesbian-themed fiction including the 1952 bestseller Spring Fire

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