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Police rumble gang stealing antique books across Europe
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Police rumble gang stealing antique books across Europe

European authorities say they have rounded up a criminal gang who stole rare antique books worth €2.5 million from libraries…
PEN America cancels 2024 literary awards amid criticism over its response to Israel-Hamas war
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PEN America cancels 2024 literary awards amid criticism over its response to Israel-Hamas war

Writers group PEN America announced it’s cancelling its annual awards ceremony – just a week before it was set to…
UNESCO World Book Day: The books that made us
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UNESCO World Book Day: The books that made us

Today is UNESCO World Book Day, a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, events take…
‘Perhaps the future of the world then was to women?’ — Parade’s End turns 100
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‘Perhaps the future of the world then was to women?’ — Parade’s End turns 100

If the centenary is an appropriate anniversary for assessing a book’s staying power, then it’s probably about time to acknowledge…
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss says she knows how to save the West after 49 days in office
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Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss says she knows how to save the West after 49 days in office

If there was anyone who imagined that, after kowtowing to Boris Johnson throughout his dismal premiership, leading her own dangerous…
Ahead of memoir release, Salman Rushdie opens up about knife attack
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Ahead of memoir release, Salman Rushdie opens up about knife attack

“I was seated at stage right,” Salman Rushdie read from his upcoming memoir, about the knife attack that almost claimed…
A reverse book club in Brussels has guests sharing from the soul
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A reverse book club in Brussels has guests sharing from the soul

Tino Chibebe, an author and entrepreneurship advisor based in Brussels, remembers attending the first ever session of The Book Club.…
Beloved British author Lynne Reid Banks dies aged 94
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Beloved British author Lynne Reid Banks dies aged 94

Writer Lynne Reid Banks, known for her children’s book «The Indian in the Cupboard» has died at the age of…
Rebel Wilson names Sacha Baron Cohen as ‘asshole’ she has written about in upcoming memoir
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Rebel Wilson names Sacha Baron Cohen as ‘asshole’ she has written about in upcoming memoir

Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson, best known for her roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids and Jojo Rabbit, has written…
‘3 Body Problem’ provides many questions but little intrigue.
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‘3 Body Problem’ provides many questions but little intrigue.

Liu Cixin’s novel ‘The Three-Body Problem’, the first in his ‘Remembrance of Earth’s Past’ trilogy, was a massive hit in…
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