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New Year poetry reading held at Imperial Palace

The annual utakai hajime ceremony, a New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace, was held in the Matsu-no-Ma room of the palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 18, 2023

Review: 'The Ghost at the Feast,' by Robert Kagan

NONFICTION: A vibrant journalistic history assesses the critical value of foreign policy in an age of U.S. isolationism.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Pulitzer-winning author does something he never expected as an encore

One of the best things about writing “Less,” says author Andrew Sean Greer, was that he felt completely ready to move on afterward.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Harish Damodaran wins Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2022 for ‘Broke to Breakthrough’

Journalist-author Harish Damodaran was announced as the winner of the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2022 for his book ‘Broke to Breakthrough: The Rise of India's Largest Private Dairy Company’ on January 17, 2023.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2023

Jonathan Raban, travel writer and novelist, dies aged 80

The British author, who lived in the US, blended memoir and travelogue in books that were often inspired by the sea

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2023

Prince Harry's rumored three book deal as 'Spare' breaks sales records

A publishing expert has said the success of Prince Harry's 'Spare' could tempt the Duke of Sussex to write three more books. Prince Harry's controversial book has become the UK's highest selling memoir ever.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 18, 2023

New project aims to help Kirkcudbright Academy students develop creative writing skills

Senior students will work with internationally acclaimed poet and writer Hugh McMillan to produce an anthology for Kirkcudbright Book Week

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

Poet and football fan Les Barker dies in car park after watching The New Saints play

Les Barker was a poet and author and a supporter of The New Saints of Oswestry Town

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023

A moment that changed me: I began wearing skirts with pockets big enough to hold a wine bottle

Sick of impractical or nonexistent pockets on women’s clothes, I started making my own historical garments. Now I feel liberated, chat to strangers – and never lose my belongings

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaugural speech signal a stay-at-home political future?

AUSTIN, Texas — A dozen years ago, the last Texas governor to run for president began a new term being coy about his White House ambitions.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023