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Seven library organisations are to receive four-year Arts Council England grants, against a backdrop of continuing cuts in local government ...

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When Avid Reader shared Clementine Ford’s Facebook post, the Brisbane bookseller’s social media page was attacked by trolls, prompting an ex...

Drive to commemorate teenager Nur Huda el-Wahabi, who died in the tragedy, has raised in excess of £62,000, with the proceeds to go to suppo...

A book of poems published in 2012 by Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident released from prison on Monday , contained a moving tribute to his wi...

From the Bailey-prize-winning The Power to the bleakly compelling The Handmaid’s Tale, Leading writers explain why the genre is thriving On...

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