Literature
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‘Men In Love’: Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to ‘Trainspotting’
There have been other spin-off novels with the Trainspotting characters, but next year’s “Men In Love” is the first that…
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South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85
Breytenbach was a poet, novelist, painter and activist whose work touched on and influenced literature and the arts both domestically…
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Pope Francis calls for probe into possible Gaza genocide in new book
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released…
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Jamie Oliver book withdrawn after criticism by Indigenous Australians
Critics say the chef’s book “Billy and the Epic Escape” relies on tropes and stereotypes about Indigenous Australians. ADVERTISEMENT Many…
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Dystopian books fly off the shelves following Trump’s re-election
The prospect of four more years of Trump has sent readers back to their bookshelves to reacquaint themselves with the…
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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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Fears of censorship at Algiers International Book Fair
French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, who won the Prix Goncourt last week, was not invited to this year’s 27th edition of…
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France’s top literary prize awarded to Kamel Daoud for ‘Houris’
Kamel Daoud becomes the first author of Algerian descent to win the Goncourt Prize with his novel ‘Houris’, which is…
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Halloween: The spinechilling books to get you in the moooood
The witching hour approaches, and Halloween is nearly here… What will you be reading to get in the morbid mood?…
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1,000 signatories in largest boycott of Israeli publishing industry
Writers including Nobel Prize laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and Sally Rooney have joined history’s largest cultural boycott against Israel’s publishing…
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