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Monday, February 28, 2022

Waterstones acquires Blackwell’s, the UK’s biggest independent bookseller

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Sale of 143-year-old family-owned business marks a further concentration of the industry Continue reading...

Edgar Allan Poe’s pocket watch among donations to museum

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Owned by the author while he was writing The Tell-Tale Heart, in which a ticking timepiece drives his narrator mad, the bequest also include...

Obscure poetry collection’s sales soar after TikToker dreams about it

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The publisher of The Fifth Window by poet Russell Thornton has ordered a reprint after orders flooded in following viral fame Continue read...

Margaret Atwood joins writers condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The author was among more than 1,000 signatories to an open letter by PEN International saying there ‘can be no free and safe Europe without...

William Barr uses new book to outline case against Trump White House run

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Former attorney general also describes tempestuous Oval Office meeting in which he rejected electoral fraud claims Trump hints at 2024 pre...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Toni Morrison novel The Bluest Eye off banned list in St Louis schools

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Nobel laureate’s classic debut was removed from libraries but backlash and lawsuits prompted vote to restore Books bans and ‘gag orders’: ...
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Unseen JRR Tolkien paintings, photographs and video clips released

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Estate of Lord of the Rings author also publishes unseen draft manuscripts and letters on its website Continue reading...
Friday, February 25, 2022

‘A symbol of new beginning’: Mosul’s university library reopens

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The institution suffered a devastating attack by Islamic State in 2014. Eight years on, an international effort has seen it reopen as ‘a lig...
Monday, February 21, 2022

Britney Spears lands ‘record-breaking’ book deal for tell-all memoir

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Pop star’s memoir was subject of a massive bidding war, and comes weeks after she sent a cease-and-desist letter to her sister over her own ...

Harold Pinter’s perfectionism included ice-cream sales, letter shows

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Exclusive: Document reveals playwright’s attention to detail while US book recalls his precision on pauses Continue reading...
Sunday, February 20, 2022

Jan Pieńkowski, illustrator of Meg and Mog books, dies at 85

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Celebrated author and illustrator’s work inspired by Polish childhood and experience as wartime refugee Continue reading...

Diaghilev and me: Ballets Russes star’s diaries reveal how the maestro was also a monster

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The dance impresario ‘cruelly’ sabotaged the careers of others in a bid to keep all the glory to himself, according to a new biography Cont...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Author Joanne Harris turns down US book deal over censoring of ‘f-bomb’

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Author of Chocolat says she does not use words ‘accidentally’ Continue reading...

George RR Martin to team up with Marvel for new comic book series

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Game Of Thrones writer says opportunity to produce comics based on his superhero series Wild Cards is a ‘privilege’ Continue reading...