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Israelis mourn writer and peace advocate Amos Oz
HULDA (Israel), Jan 1 — Hundreds mourned revered Israeli writer and peace advocate Amos Oz yesterday at a funeral ceremony where the country’s president hailed him as the...
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In the #MeToo era, theologians publish ‘Women’s Bible’
GENEVA, Nov 27 — Tired of seeing their holy texts used to justify the subjugation of women, a group of feminist theologians from across the Protestant-Catholic divide have...
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First black woman to lead Harvard newspaper
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Cultural renaissance sweeps Latvia for centenary
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A decade after death, Solzhenitsyn draws a blank with young Russians
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Belgian comic book artist William Vance dies at 82
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2018 Nobel Literature Prize postponed after #MeToo turmoil
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Was the best art in the world destroyed before we were born?
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Swedish Academy to announce Friday whether it will delay Nobel literature prize
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Marx at 200: Germany torn over revolutionary’s legacy
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‘Fourth Estate’ tracks ‘New York Times’ and a year with Trump
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George RR Martin's 'Fire and Blood' out in November
NEW YORK, April 27 — A new book by George RR Martin that is set 300 years before the events of A Song of Ice and Fire promises to tell the definitive history of the Targaryens...
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‘Winds of Winter’ not coming in 2018, says ‘Thrones’ author Martin
NEW YORK, April 26 — Winter is not coming, author George RR Martin said yesterday, disappointing Game of Thrones fans who have been waiting since 2011 for his next book in the...
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Nobel Literature Prize for 2018 in doubt after crisis
STOCKHOLM, April 26 — The Swedish Academy, plunged into crisis over allegations of rape and sexual assault by the husband of one its members, may postpone the 2018 Nobel...
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Palestinian novelist Ibrahim Nasrallah wins top Arab prize
LONDON, April 25 — Palestinian author Ibrahim Nasrallah has landed the Arab world’s top fiction prize for his novel The Second War of the Dog, a dystopian tale of inhumanity....
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World’s richest country showcases ancient books in new library
DOHA, April 25 — Thousand year-old books have settled in the most futuristic of homes, gently cooled and shielded from the sun in an underground chamber of Qatar’s National...
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Ex-FBI chief Comey's book sells 600,000 in first week, says publisher
NEW YORK, April 25 — Former FBI chief James Comey's book A Higher Loyalty, which details his soured relationship with US President Donald Trump, sold 600,000 copies in its first...
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'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' 'Home Fire' shortlisted for Women's Prize
LONDON, April 23 — Jesmyn Ward's US National Book Award-winning novel "Sing, Unburied, Sing and Kamila Shamsie's modern retelling of Antigone (and Man Booker longlistee) Home...
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Looking for a book in Tagalog or Thai? Find it at Migrant Library Singapore
'SINGAPORE, April 23 — Every Sunday, construction worker Ded Nath Subrata spends about three hours at the Migrant Library at Farrer Park, his nose buried in books by his...
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Swedish Academy admits names of Nobel prize winners were leaked
STOCKHOLM, April 20 — The Swedish Academy, which picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, acknowledged today that names of some previous prize winners had been leaked...
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Comey’s tell-all book piques readers’ interest, stoked by Trump’s fury
CHICAGO, April 18 — Diane Kacprowski showed up at 57th Street Books in Chicago early yesterday on a mission to be one of the first to snap up a copy of James Comey’s scalding...
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Famed UK royal biographer says Diana would approve of Meghan
LONDON, April 18 — Princess Diana would approve of her son Prince Harry’s marriage to US actress Meghan Markle, according to author Andrew Morton whose famous biography of the...
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Malay Mail journalist launches ‘Unapologetic’ book
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Malay Mail’s assistant news editor and columnist Boo Su-Lyn launched today a new book today at a fun event featuring a stand-up comedian....
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In stunning book, Comey sheds moral high ground for politics
NEW YORK, April 14 — James Comey, the FBI director fired by President Donald Trump last year over the Russia meddling investigation, has always worn his professionalism and...
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Is Indonesian literature written in English still Indonesian literature?
JAKARTA, April 13 — In 2015, a short story collection Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories by Indonesian author Rain Chudori was published by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG), one...
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Independent publishers vie for Man Booker International Prize
LONDON, April 13 — Independent publishers dominated the shortlist for Britain’s Man Booker International Prize, announced yesterday, celebrating translated works of fiction...
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Release date set for Tolkien story ‘The Fall of Gondolin’
LONDON, April 11 — JRR Tolkien’s The Fall of Gondolin will see the light of day in August, the third in a trilogy of posthumously published stories by the creator of...
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Holocaust letters contained ‘a lot of hope’, exhibit shows
TEL AVIV, April 11 — “Hope to see you in good health, a thousand kisses, mommy,” were the last words Betty’s mother wrote to her before being sent with her eight-week-old...
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Graphic novel tells story of UK’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (VIDEO)
LONDON, April 10 — Fans of Britain’s royal family eagerly awaiting Prince Harry’s wedding to American actress Meghan Markle next month can read about the couple’s romance...
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Meghan Markle craves ‘Diana 2.0’ role, biography reveals
LONDON, April 9 — Meghan Markle has her heart set on becoming “Diana 2.0”, according to a new biography of Prince Harry’s fiancee that details her lifelong embrace of good...