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Penguin Books Launches 90 Mini-Libraries
The UK’s largest book publisher has announced plans to install dozens of mini-libraries across the country as part of its 90th birthday celebrations. Penguin Books has announced it will install a series of book boxes, which it is calling “90 Little Book Stops”, in communities across the UK. Each box will run a “give a […]
A Hymn to Life: A Survivor’s Testimony That Shakes the World
A memoir by mass rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot is due to be published early next year. Pelicot became known internationally last year when she waived her right to anonymity in a trial which saw her ex-husband found guilty of drugging and raping her, and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her over nearly a decade. […]
Palestine and Brazil Sign Literary Cooperation Agreement
In a major step towards cultural exchange and solidarity, the General Union of Palestinian Writers and the Brazilian Union of Writers (UBE) signed a landmark agreement this week in São Paulo. The agreement commits both organisations to translating and promoting the literary works of their members in each other’s countries, with a particular focus on […]