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Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature - Reuters
Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature Reuters
October 8, 2026'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
October 8, 2026Queen pays tribute to 'irrepressible' Jeffrey Archer
The bestselling author and former politician died on Monday at the age of 86.
October 6, 2026Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar
Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.
October 5, 2026Booker Prize nominee praises his school teachers
Luke Kennard, who grew up in Chard, is shortlisted for the award for his novel Black Bag.
September 29, 2026France's prestigious Goncourt prize drops novel after author accused of using AI - Reuters
France's prestigious Goncourt prize drops novel after author accused of using AI Reuters
September 25, 2026The chef turned award-winning author unfazed by 'second book syndrome'
Louise Kennedy, the author of Trespasses, says everyone "should give anything they fancy a lash".
September 24, 2026Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI
Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien has just been awarded the Prix du Roman Fnac for his first novel.
September 23, 2026Booker Prize judges reveal shortlisted novels after selection 'tussle'
Past Booker winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are among the nominees for this year's award.
September 22, 2026To Kill A Mockingbird first edition found in London charity shop
An original US edition of To Kill a Mockingbird is found in an Oxfam store in west London.
September 22, 2026Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
September 16, 2026The Polygamist's creator says women see themselves reflected in her Netflix hit
Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.
August 14, 2026Booker Prize longlist: See the 13 'dynamite' novels up for this year's prestigious award
Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.
July 28, 2026Alan Turing short story sheds new light on WW2 codebreaker
Prof Sarah Dillon says the short story, Pryce's Buoy, offers fresh insights into the codebreaker.
July 24, 2026Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize
Wang Jibing is among blue-collar Chinese workers gaining wider attention for their literary works.
July 20, 2026Tolkien fan letters sell at auction for £103k
The letters, books and notes document the friendship between the writer and a profoundly deaf fan.
July 10, 2026Woman's Hour
The writer who spent her life documenting being a woman in Iran.
July 9, 2026Authors Blackman and Donaldson made dames in honours list
Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby league star is knighted.
June 13, 2026'Most unusual book' wins Walter Scott historical fiction prize
Alice Jolly's The Matchbox Girl wins the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize at the Borders Book Festival.
June 12, 2026How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?
Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.
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'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross the boundaries between poetry, fiction
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Queen pays tribute to 'irrepressible' Jeffrey Archer
Queen Camilla has paid tribute to the bestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer, who has died at the age of 86. "Seldom does an author get to live a life as rich, varied and colourful a
Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar
As many have observed, Jeffrey Archer, who has died aged 86, led a life as colourful as the plot in one of his novels. He was, at one time or other, a senior Conservative politician, a best-selling a
Booker Prize nominee praises his school teachers
Luke Kennard attended Holyrood Academy in Chard An author whose latest book has been nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize said childhood boredom inspired his creativity. Luke Kennard, who grew
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The chef turned award-winning author unfazed by 'second book syndrome'
Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses, attends The Women's Prize For Fiction Awards in 2023 When your award-winning debut novel is adapted into a Bafta-nominated TV series expectations run high for wh
Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI
Thélyson Orélien has denied allegations he used AI in his work The French book scene is in uproar after a Canadian-Haitian author billed as a sensation was accused of using artificial intelligence (A
Booker Prize judges reveal shortlisted novels after selection 'tussle'
The Booker Prize 2026 judges are Rebecca Liu, Jarvis Cocker, Dame Mary Beard, Raymond Antrobus and Patricia Lockwood Past Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have been shortlisted fo
Harper Lee first edition novel found in Oxfam shop
The book has since been acquired by the British Library and will join its national collection A rare first edition of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird has been found among items donated to Oxfam, acco
Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Greer's work often tackled topics around culture, race and public institutions British-American author and cultural commentator Bonnie Greer has died at the age of 77 after a brief illness, her husba
The Polygamist's creator says women see themselves reflected in her Netflix hit
Sue Nyathi says people call her an overnight success but "the work has been put in over many years" When Sue Nyathi sent her debut novel The Polygamist to publishers, "they thought there was no marke
Booker Prize longlist: See the 13 'dynamite' novels up for this year's prestigious award
Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is among the authors on the Booker Prize longlist Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Rebecca Perry are among the authors who have been longliste
Novel analysis reveals playful side of Alan Turing
Prof Sarah Dillon studied Alan Turing's short story, Pryce's Buoy A story written by World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing suggests he was a man with playful humour embracing his homosexuality, accor
Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize
Wang Jibing, a food delivery rider, posted his poems and essays on social media for years before going viral A collection of poems, some scribbled on slips of paper between food deliveries, has won W
Tolkien fan letters sell at auction for £103k
Tolkien would visit Eileen Elgar at her home in Bournemouth, her family said Books, letters and notes documenting the friendship between writer JRR Tolkien and a profoundly deaf fan have sold at auct
Shahrnush Parsipur remembered, Fibroids, Grief and clothing, Olympian health
Radio 4,·09 Jul 2026,·56 mins Available for over a year Iranian writer, Shahrnush Parsipur, who spent her life documenting what it meant to be a woman living under repression in Iran, died this week
Re Carlo premia «The Queen» Helen Mirren, l'autrice del Gruffalo (e i produttori dei cartoni di Shaun the Sheep)
Helen Mirren, per tutti «The Queen», dal ruolo che ha portato sul grande schermo nel 2007 vincendo un Oscar. E con Mirren anche Sir Donald McCullin, fotografo di guerra che ha raccontato per immagini
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King’s Birthday Honours explained: What the ranks mean
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